Here are the three versions in the Sabine Baring-Gould manuscript collection at Take Six.

LXXVI. COME MY LADS

A.
1.Come my lads let us be jolly,
Drive away dull melancholy,
For to grieve it is a folly
When we're met together.
Come let's live and well agree,
Always shun bad company,
Why should we not merry, merry be
When we're met together.
CHORUS: Come my lads let us be jolly, etc.


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3. Solomon in all his glory
Told us quite another story
In our cups to sing and glory
When we're met together.

Taken down from Edmund Fry of Ledford in Devon.

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B.

1.Come my lads let us be jolly,
Drive away dull melancholy,
For to grieve it is a folly
When we're met together.
So my friends let us agree
Always keep good company
Whey should we not merry, merry be
Since it is our holiday.
CHORUS: Fol-di-dol-de-dol-de rido
Fol-di-dol-di - Fol-di-di-do.

Taken down from James Olver of Launceston in Cornwall, 1883

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C.


1.Come my lads let us be jolly,
Drive away dull melancholy,
For to grieve it is a folly
When we meet together.
Let union be with all its fun
And we will join our hearts in one
Aye we'll go through as we've begun
Since it is our holiday

2. Solomon in all his glory
Tells us quite a different story
Tells us to sing praise and glory
When we meet together.

3. Keep from quarelling and fighting
Evil speaking and backbiting
All these things take no delighting
When we meet together.
Let union be with all our fun, etc.

Taken down July 6, 1892, performer: Samuel Gilbert.

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Caveat

This stuff is really hard to read. Please follow the link above and read the originals for yourself, and then please post any suggestions or corrections you may have. Thanks.
-Joe-