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Subject: Lyr Add: THE KING
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Date: 08 Feb 97 - 04:53 AM

Missing in DT:

THE KING
(Traditional English)

Health, love and peace be all here in this place.
By your leave, we shall sing concerning our King.

Our king is well dressed in silks of the best.
In ribbons so rare, no king can compare.

We have travelled many miles, over edges and stiles,
In search of our King, unto you we bring.

We have powder and shot to conquer the lot.
We have cannon and ball to conquer them all.

Old Christmas is past. Twelfth-tide is the last.
And we bid you adieu. Great joy to the new.

(Recorded by Loreena McKennitt at Church of Our Lady, Guelph)

Subject: Lyr Add: PLEASE TO SEE THE KING
From:
Date: 08 Feb 97 - 05:24 AM

A version of this was also recorded by Steeleye Span, and many others.

It is called "Please to See the King" It is a traditional wrenning song; see also "Cutty Wren" for another example.

Joy, health love and peace
Be all here in this place.
By your leave, we will sing
Concerning our king.

Our king is well dressed
In silks of the best,
In ribbons so rare,
No king can compare.

We have travelled many miles
Over hedges and stiles
In search of our king,
Unto you we bring.

We have powder and shot,
To conquer the lot.
We have cannon and ball
To conquer them all.

Bold Christmas is past,
Twelfth night is the last;
So we'll bid you adieu--
Great joy to the new.

Subject: RE: LYR SEND - The King
From: Susan of DT
Date: 08 Feb 97 - 11:00 AM

Thanks for the extra verse. We had the song as Please to See the King - one of several wren ritual songs. Look under @ritual to see a bunch of these and several other ritual type songs.