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Wild Mountain Thyme Lyrics

Oh, the summer time is coming
And the leaves are sweetly turning
And the wild mountain thyme
Blooms across the purple heather
Will you go, lassie, go

If you will not go with me
I will surely find another
To pull wild mountain thyme
All across the purple heather
Will you go, lassie, go

And we’ll all go together
To pull wild mountain thyme
All across the purple heather
Will you go, lassie, go

And we’ll all go together
To pull wild mountain thyme
All across the purple heather
Will you go, lassie, go

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planetearth On Apr 12, 2004

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Cover art for Wild Mountain Thyme lyrics by Byrds, The

by mkg

20y ago

I haven't heard the Byrds version of this song but I have heard Glenn Frey's version and it is simply fabulous.

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