Discover the story of the song > All Around My Hat – Steeleye Span

The protagonist is wearing a green willow around their hat to show their love for their partner who is far away. They sing and enjoy themselves when they can, but they have lost their true love to a false and deceitful young man who tried to give them a diamond ring in exchange for love. The protagonist advises that you need to be careful and mix reason, sense, time, and prudence to see through the lies of deceitful people.