I have had sight of a sheet of paper, written sometime about 1850, with the words given below. It seems to be related to wassail songs but I can't find these words anywhere. Can anyone suggest another source or know anyhting similar? Kind Master and Mrs God Blefs you all hear By your leave we are come to sing in the new year The old one is ended and bide us a due And we are commended to welcome the new It is better to do so than it is to do worse To go to the ale house to sware and to curse There is None will comend us we have nothing to fear So I hope God will send you a happy New year We dont sing for monny Nor none we Deserve We have other employments or else we must sarve For cold is the season and the bells the do ring And that is the reason that cause us to sing There is no better enjoyments can be upon earth Than friends meet together in good civel mirth For ringing and singing is every were I hope God will send you a happy new year Please your Master and Mrs or els we sing none Praps we may be wanted when thuse ware gone But althought by some people disdained may be Prap there are more uncivel than we Kind Master and Mrs now we must Depart I hope God will protect you Asleep and Awake And all that belongs to you every where And I hope God will send you A happy new Year And all that belongs to you everywhere And now if you please we taste of you bear
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