THE APPLE TREE WASSAIL

 

O lily-white lily, o lily-white pin,
Please to come down and let us come in!
Lily-white lily, o lily-white smock,
Please to come down and pull back the lock!


(It's) Our wassail jolly wassail!
Joy come to our jolly wassail!
How well they may bloom, how well they may bear
So we may have apples and cider next year


O master and mistress, o are you within?
Please to come down and pull back the pin


(It's) Our wassail jolly wassail!
Joy come to our jolly wassail!
How well they may bloom, how well they may bear
So we may have apples and cider next year


There was an old farmer and he had an old cow
But how to milk her he didn't know how
He put his old cow down in his old barn
And a little more liquor won't do us no harm
Harm me boys harm, harm me boys harm
A little more liquor won't do us no harm

(It's) Our wassail jolly wassail!
Joy come to our jolly wassail!

How well they may bloom, how well they may bear
So we may have apples and cider next year


Optional:

O the ringles and the jingles and the tenor of the song goes
Merrily merrily merrily
O the tenor of the song goes merrily