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Thread #54659 Message #847351
Posted By: hesperis
14-Dec-02 - 12:15 PM
Thread Name: Wassail Songs
Subject: Lyr Add: GLOUCESTERSHIRE WASSAIL + HERE WE COME
Wow!
I've had a snippet of lyric stuck in my head all week, and was able to find the song in the DT! Thank you mudcat!
Would people post their favorite wassail song in this thread?
My favorite is the Gloucestershire Wassail: http://www.mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=2296
GLOUCESTERSHIRE WASSAIL
Wassail, wassail all over the town Our toast it is white and our ale it is brown Our bowl it is made of the white maple tree With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink to thee
So here is to Cherry and to his right cheek Pray God send our master a good piece of beef And a good piece of beef that may we all see With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink to thee
And here is to Dobbin and to his right eye Pray God send our master a good Christmas pie A good Christmas pie that may we all see With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink to thee
So here is to Broad Mary and to her broad horn May God send our master a good crop of corn And a good crop of corn that may we all see With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink to thee
And here is to Fillpail and to her left ear Pray God send our master a happy New Year And a happy New Year as e'er he did see With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink to thee
And here is to Colly and to her long tail Pray God send our master he never may fail A bowl of strong beer! I pray you draw near And our jolly wassail it's then you shall hear
Come butler, come fill us a bowl of the best Then we hope that your soul in heaven may rest But if you do draw us a bowl of the small Then down shall go butler, bowl and all
Then here's to the maid in the lily white smock Who tripped to the door and slipped back the lock Who tripped to the door and pulled back the pin For to let these jolly wassailers in.
The song that was stuck in my head was
HERE WE COME A WASSAILING (2)
Here we come a-wassailing among the leaves so green Here we come a-wandering so fair to be seen
Love and joy come to you and to your wassail too And God bless you and send you a happy New Year And God send you a happy New Year
We are not daily beggars that beg from door to door We are your neighbor's children whom you have seen before
God bless the master of this house, likewise the mistress, too And all the little children that round the table go