X:92011620
T:RVW2/1/162 Gloucestershire Wassail Song
F:http://www.vwml.org/record/RVW2/1/162
C:In the Inn at Pembridge, Herefordshire, August 1909
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
L:1/4
Q:"(Editorial suggestion)" 1/4=126
M:3/4
K:G
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w:Was-sail_ was-sail_ all o-ver the town,_ Our toast it is white and our
(B/A/) (G/A/) B | A2 c | (B/A/) (G/A/) (B/c/) | d2 d/c/ | B G B | A2 G/A/ |
w: ale_ it_ is brown, Our bowl_ it_ is_ made of the green mar-ple tree, With a
B2 A/B/ | c2 B | A G F | G2 A | (B/A/) (G/A/ B/c/) | d2 d |
w:was-sail_ bowl we'll drink un-to thee. A was-*sail___ bowl, a
(B/A/) G B | A2 G/A/ | B2 A/B/ | c2 B | A G F | G2 ||
w:was-*sail_ bowl, with a was-sail_ bowl we'll drink un-to thee.
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B2 A/B/ | c2 B | A G F | G2 A | (B/A/) (G/A/) (B/c/) | d2 d |
(B/A/) G B | A2 G/A/ | B2 A/B/ | c2 B | A G F | G2 |]
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W:
W:1 Wassail,wassail all over the town;
W:Our toast it is white and our ale it is brown;
W:Our bowl it is made of the greem marple(?) tree;
W:With a wassail bowl we'll drink unto thee.
W:A wassail bowl, a wassail bowl,
W:With a wassail bowl we'll drink unto thee.
W:
W:2 Here's to the ox and to his right eye;
W:Pray God send our master a good Xmas pie;
W:A good Xmas pie that may we all see
W:That the wassail bowl we'll drink unto thee.
W:The wassail etc.
W:
W:
W:3 Then here's to the ox and to his long tail;
W:Pray God send our master a good cask of ale;
W:A good cask of ale that may we all see
W:That the wassail bowl we'll drink to thee.
W:The wassail etc.
W:
W:4 Then here's to the maid in the lily-white smock
W:Who tripped to the door and slipped back the lock;
W:Who tripped to the door and pulled back the pin
W:All for to let us jolly wassailers in.
W:
W:5 Come, butler, come fill us a bowl of the best
W:And pray that your soul in Heaven may rest;
W:But if you should fill us a bowl of the small,
W:To the Devil, butler, bowl and all.
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%%text RVW note: Dukes knows the Herefordshire version.
%%text (Dukes was a local singer and informant at the inn - Ed.)