Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer are well known interpreters of old folk style ballads and uplifting music. They have just released their new Christmas Single – Essex Wassail a song that is based on all the Wassails that they could find. The single is widely available as a digital download and you can get a taster below:
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Lyrics
You gentlemen of England I’ll have you to draw near
For we have come a wassailing for your strong ale and beer
Wassail wassail, come listen to our call
wassail wassail, a health to one and allGod bless the master of the house the misteress also
And all the little children that around your table go
Wassail…..Likewise your men and maidens your cattle and your store
And all that dwell within your gates we wish you ten times more
Wassail…..Put your hand into your pocket and draw out your keys
Go down unto your cellar and draw what e’er you please
Wassail…..Draw us a jug of your fine grog or your ale that is so brown
And we will drink a health to you and another to the crown
Wassail…..From walking and from talking we are so very dry
We trust your good nature that you’ll never us deny
Wassail…..This night you’ll never us deny of your strong ale and beer for
We’ll come no more a-wassialing until this time next year.
Wassail…..