Pleasant and Delightful

"Pleasant and Delightful" is a traditional pastoral folk song, the current form of which originates in the mid-19th century. Older versions lacking the first stanza (and hence the title line) are attested in printed broadsides as early as 1819 under titles including "The Sailor and his Truelove", "Jemmy’s Farewell", and "The Blackbird and the Thrush"https://www.yorkshirefolksong.net/song.cfm?songID=51.
As pointed out by the clever user Collapsing Hrung Disaster in the February 2020 livestream, the lyrics to the pop song "Stacy's Mom" fit the tune of this with somewhat hilarious results.
==Lyrics==
These lyrics are based on the version performed by the Longest Johns on their livestreams.
It was pleasant and delightful on a midsummer's morn
When the green fields and the meadows were covered in corn
And the blackbirds and thrushes sang on every green spray
And the larks they sang melodious at the dawning of the day
{Chorus}
And the larks they sang melodious,
And the larks they sang melodious,
And the larks they sang melodious,
At the dawning of the day.
Now a sailor and his true love were a-walking one day
Said the sailor to his true love, “I am bound far away
I'm bound for the East Indies where the loud cannons roar
I must go and leave you Nancy, you're the girl that I adore
{Chorus}
I must go and leave you Nancy
I must go and leave you Nancy
I must go and leave you Nancy
You're the girl that I adore
Well the ring from off her finger she instantly drew,
Saying, “Take this, dearest William, and my heart will go too.”
And as they were embracing tears from her eyes fell
Saying, “May I go along with you?”, “Oh no, my love, farewell.”
{Chorus}
Saying, “May I go along with you?” 
Saying, “May I go along with you?” 
Saying, “May I go along with you?” 
“Oh no, my love, farewell.”
"Fare thee well my dearest Nancy, no longer can I stay
For the topsails are hoisted and the anchor's aweigh
And the ship she lies waiting for the fast flowing tide
And if ever I return again, I will make you my bride"
{Chorus}
And if ever I return again
And if ever I return again
And if ever I return again
I will make you my bride
==Recordings==
====YouTube Videos====
*Music Video
====Gig Videos====
*XXXIX Międzynarodowy Festiwal Piosenki Żeglarskiej (23 Feb 2020)
====Full Band Streams====
*The Longest Johns Streamtember (4 Sep 2019)
*Live Stream, All aboard the Good Ship Valentine(ish) with The Longest Johns (19 Feb 2020)
*Boulevard of Broken Streams (17 Feb 2021)
*Nice Stream Sundae (Wednesday) (1 Sep 2020)
*Strème de Menthe (27 Jul 2022)
*Stream Lantern (27 Sep 2023)
====Gaming Streams====
*Ah For Just One Time, I would Sing and Sail in Sea of Thieves! - 23/08/2021
Category:Songs
Category:Traditional
Category:Andy Songs