The Wassail Song
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1The wassail song (1)
Here we come a-caroling
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from England (17th cent.)
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verse
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1.
Here
we
come
a
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was
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sail
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ing
a
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mong
the
leaves
so
green.
2. We
be
not
dai
-
ly
beg
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gars,
that
beg
from
door
to
door,
but
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Here
we
come
a
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was
-
sail
-
ing,
so
fair
to
be
seen.
we
be neigh
-
bours’
chil
-
dren,
that
you
have
known
be
-
fore.
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chorus
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4
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Love
and
joy
come
to
you
and
to
you
your
was
-
sail
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too.
And God
rest
you and
send
you
a
hap
-
py
New
Year.
3. We have a little pouch here of ratching leather skin;
we ask you of your goodness, to line it well within.
Chorus: Love and joy …
4. Call forth the butler of this house, set on his golden ring,
and bid him bring of your Christmas loaf and of your bag pudding.
Chorus: Love and joy …
5. God rest the master of this house, God bless the mistress too;
and all the little children that round the table go.
Chorus: Love and joy …
See also The wassail song (2)/ Here we come a-caroling, four voices.
downloaded from , the collected song repertoire of Waldorf Schools
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