Lyr/Chords Add: New Wassail: The Belly Wassai

Subject: Lyr Add: THE BELLY WASSAIL
From: Conrad Bladey (Peasant- Inactive)
Date: 19 Feb 00 - 03:05 PM

A fun new wassail for the DT! Enjoy!

THE BELLY WASSAIL
For the midi sound file click here

I wish you a merry Christmas, And a Happy New Year
With a pocket full of apples and a Belly full of beer

Chorus: Moorzeal, Moorzeal Moorzeal Moorzeal

The Mistress and master sitting down by the fire
While we poor jolly sailor-boys are walking in the mire
Chorus:

In comes I little man Jack
With my wife upon my back
Chorus:

In comes I old Beelzebub,
On my shoulder I carry a club
Chorus:

The mistress and master they won't give a fig
But set down by the fire and grunt like a pig

A-wersey, A-wersey
Joy come home with Johnny Wersey^^
 

-First verse is from Folk Songs From Somerset, Fourth Series as an opening to a New Year Card.,
The verse with little man jack comes from a Penponds singer and was part of a St. George play.
The last verse is from Cornwall. Source: Sung by Mrs. Woolcock, Park Road, Camborne,
June 30, 1926., Noted by J. Miners and J.E. Thomas,
Journal of the Folk Song Society 8 1927-31 #33 Dec. 1929.pp.123-124.
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Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Add: New Wassail: The Belly Wassai
From: Conrad Bladey (Peasant- Inactive)
Date: 19 Feb 00 - 03:09 PM

belly wassail midi

try this... Conrad

Subject: Tune Add: THE BELLY WASSAIL
From: Conrad Bladey (Peasant- Inactive)
Date: 19 Feb 00 - 03:13 PM

Oh, that's right; you cant get there from here!
yahoo geocities blocks things...
Here is the ABC...
ABC notation
X: 1
T:Belly Wassail
M:3/4
L:1/8
C:Traditional: Camborne
S:Minners and Thomas
R:3/4
K:D
D>/3E|F2D>/2EF>/2G|A2A2A>/2A|B2B2B2|A4A>/2A|B3cdB|A2F2A>/2A|GGF2E|D4F2|E
4G2|F4A2|A2d2B2|A4A>A|B3cdB|A2F2A2|G2F2E2|D4||