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Thread #142517 Message #4025868
Posted By: Dave the Gnome
02-Jan-20 - 03:28 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: Epiphany! Should we be wassailing?
Subject: RE: Folklore: Epiphany! Should we be wassailing?
Version from, I would guess, 1964
We four Beatles from Liverpool are George in a taxi, Paul in a car John on a scooter blowing his hooter Following Ringo Start
I have mentioned the Salford Wassail tradition before. The young men disguise themselves with hoods and request funds with the following Wassail song.
Wassail, Wassail all over the place Give us your money or we'll smash your face Our clubs they are made of oak and of ash We'll break both your legs if you don't give us cash