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Thread #163012   Message #3884616
Posted By: Steve Gardham
25-Oct-17 - 04:06 PM
Thread Name: Any one recognise these words? Wassail,
Subject: RE: Any one recognise these words? Wassail,
These things tend to be very regional although the 'kind master and good mistress' lines are pretty universal in England. FWIW the piece has all the hallmarks of a local carol possibly filled out a little by some local bard. I have had a quick search through the regular New Year carols and have not come up with anything close so far. It would help to identify it if you could narrow down the area it came from.