Here we come a-wassailing (Traditional)

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• (Posted 2017-11-20)  CPDL #47609:       

Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2017-11-20).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 55 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Arranged by Andrew Sims.

• (Posted 2004-05-20)  CPDL #07048:  PDF and MIDI files

Editor: Edward L. Stauff (submitted 2004-05-20).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 50 kB   Copyright: Personal

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Title: Here We Come A-Wassailing
Composer: Anonymous (Traditional)

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carol

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

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• Entry at ChristmasCarol.org for Here We Come A-Wassailing:

  http://www.christmas-carol-music.org/CDs/HereWeCome.html

Original text and translations

English text

1.
Here we come a-wassailing
Among the leaves so green,
Here we come a-wand'ring
So fair to be seen.
Love and joy come to you,
And to you your wassail, too,
And God bless you, and send you
A Happy New Year,
And God send you a Happy New Year.

2.
We are not daily beggers
That beg from door to door,
But we are neighbors' children
Whom you have seen before
Love and joy come to you,
And to you your wassail, too,
And God bless you, and send you
A Happy New Year,
And God send you a Happy New Year.

3.
Good master and good mistress,
As you sit beside the fire,
Pray think of us poor children
Who wander in the mire.
Love and joy come to you,
And to you your wassail, too,
And God bless you, and send you
A Happy New Year,
And God send you a Happy New Year.

4.
We have a little purse
Made of ratching leather skin;
We want some of your small change
To line it well within.
Love and joy come to you,
And to you your wassail, too,
And God bless you, and send you
A Happy New Year,
And God send you a Happy New Year.

5.
Bring us out a table
And spread it with a cloth;
Bring us out a cheese,
And of your Christmas loaf.
Love and joy come to you,
And to you your wassail, too,
And God bless you, and send you
A Happy New Year,
And God send you a Happy New Year.

6.
God bless the master of this house,
Likewise the mistress too;
And all the little children
That round the table go.
Love and joy come to you,
And to you your wassail, too,
And God bless you, and send you
A Happy New Year,
And God send you a Happy New Year.