Standard (EADGBE)
Here we come a wassailing,
among the leaves so green
Here we come a wandering,
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.
Our wassail cup is made
of the rosemary tree
And so is your beer,
of the best barley.
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.
We are not daily beggars,
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.
Good master and good mistress
as you sit by the fire
Pray think of us poor children,
are wandering 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.
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.
Call up the Butler of this house,
put on his golden ring
Let him bring us a glass of beer,
and the better we shall sing.
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.
Bring us out a table,
and spread it with a cloth
Bring us out a moldy cheese,
and some 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.
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.