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Lyr Add: Carause and Liberal Wassail
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Subject: Lyr Add: Carause and Liberal Wassail From: *#1 PEASANT* Date: 14 Sep 07 - 08:55 AM A jolly wassail bowl, A wassail of good ale ; Well fare the butler's soul That setteth this to sale. With our wassail, Our jolly wassail. Good Dame, here at your door, Our wassail we begin ; We are all fellows poor, We pray now let us in, With our wassail, Our jolly wassail. Our wassail we do fill With apples and with spice ; Then grant us your good will To taste here once or twice Of our wassail, Oar jolly wassail. If any maidens be Here, dwelling in this house, They kindly will agree To take a full carouse Of our wassail, Oar jolly wassail. But here they let ns stand, All freezing in the cold ; Good master, give command To enter, and be bold, With our wassail, &c. Much joy unto this hall With us is entered in ; Our master first of all, We hope will now begin, Of our wassail, &c. And after his good wife, Our spiced bowl will try ; The Lord prolong your life Good fortune we espy For our wassail, &o. Some bounty from your hands, Oar wassail to maintain We'll buy no house or lands, With that which we do gain With our wassail, &c. It is a noble part, To bear a liberal mind ; God bless our master's heart, For here we comfort find, With oar wassail, &c. And now we must be gone, To seek out more good cheer, Where bounty will be shown, As we have found it here, With our wassail, &c. Much joy betide them all ; Our prayers shall be still, We hope, and ever shall, For this your great good will To our wassail, &c -Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Jan. 1862, pp. 15-16. |
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