Come all ye maidens young and fair And you that are blooming in your prime Always beware and keep your garden fair Let no man steal away your thyme Chorus: For thyme it is a precious thing And thyme brings all things to my mind nlyme with all its flavours, along with all its joys Thyme, brings all things to my mind Once I and a bunch of thyme i thought it never would decay Then came a lusty sailor Who chanced to pass my way And stole my bunch of thyme away Chorus The sailor gave to me a rose A rose that never would decay He gave it to me to keep me reminded Of when he stole my thyme away Chorus