what does the “Greensleeves” mean?
But what if Robin Hood had accidentally seen the Sheriff of Nottingham crying during ‘Greensleeves’?

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A lot of verions of Greensleeves on Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=greensleeves

lyrics
A New Courtly Sonnet of the Lady Green Sleeves. To the new tune of Green Sleeves.
Alas my loue, ye do me wrong,
to cast me off discurteously:
And I haue loued you so long
Delighting in your companie.
Chorus:
Greensleeues was all my ioy,
Greensleeues was my delight:
Greensleeues was my heart of gold,
And whoever but Ladie Greensleeues.

Answer

Greensleeves is a very old song from the UK. With recorded dates as early as 1580, but the  words have have varied. The tune is older. According to Wikipedia it was possibly composed by King Henry VIII.

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