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Thread #28560   Message #3056436
Posted By: KathyW
18-Dec-10 - 11:32 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Orkney New Year's Song (Wassail)
Subject: Wassail 'If you don't open up your door'
This article about punch on Slate.com (http://www.slate.com/id/2278403) quotes the lyrics of a wassail song: "If you don't open up your door, we'll lay you flat upon the floor." I was intrigued and went looking for more information. I've found other references to it around the web, including one here (http://www.history.org/foundation/journal/holiday06/wassail.cfm) which claims that the lyrics are:
"We have come to claim our right…
And if you don't open up your door,
We'll lay you flat upon the floor."


However, I can't seem to find any references that actually include information on the *source* or any more of the song. Can anyone here shed any light on this?