Misc Traditional – Gloucestershire Wassail (Guitar)

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Traditional Folk Use xx200x for the Em [Chorus]
   D                  G        D
Wassail! Wassail! All over the town

    Em                        G         A
Our toast it is white and our ale it is brown

    D                      G           A
Our bowl it is made of the white maple tree

         D          G           A        D
With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink to thee
[Verse 1]
  D                      G            D
So here is to Cherry and to his right cheek

     Em                    G             A
Pray God send our master a good piece of beef

      D                       G          A
And a good piece of beef 7ththat we all may see

         D          G           A        D
With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink to thee
[Chorus]
   D                  G        D
Wassail! Wassail! All over the town

    Em                         G         A
Our toast it is white and our ale it is brown

    D                      G           A
Our bowl it is made of the white maple tree

         D          G           A        D
With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink to thee
[Verse 2]
    D                     G            D
And here is to Dobbin and to his right eye!

     Em                     G              A
Pray God send our master a good Christmas pie

      D                       G          A
And a good Christmas pie that we all may see

         D          G           A        D
With our wassailing-bowl we'll drink to thee!
[Chorus]
   D                  G        D
Wassail! Wassail! All ovеr the town

    Em                        G         A
Our toast it is white and our ale it is brown

    D                      G           A
Our bowl it is madе of the white maple tree

         D          G           A           D
With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink unto thee
[Verse 3]
      D                      G           D
Come, butler, come fill us a bowl of the best

        Em                      G          A
Then we hope that your soul in heaven may rest

       D               G           A
But if you do draw us a bowl of the small

     D             G       A        D
Then down shall go butler, bowl and all!
[Chorus]
   D                  G        D
Wassail! Wassail! All over the town

    Em                        G         A
Our toast it is white and our ale it is brown

    D                      G           A
Our bowl it is made of the white maple tree

         D          G           A          D
With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink unto thee
[Verse 4]
     D                         G          D
Then here's to the maid in the lily-white smock

    Em                       G               A
Who tripped to the door and slipped back the lock

    D                       G               A
Who tripped to the door and pulled back the pin

       D         G     A          D
For to let these jolly wassailers in
[Chorus]
   D                  G        D
Wassail! Wassail! All over the town

    Em                        G         A
Our toast it is white and our ale it is brown

    D                      G           A
Our bowl it is made of the white maple tree

         D          G           A          D
With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink unto thee
[Chorus]
   D                  G        D
Wassail! Wassail! All over the town

    Em                         G         A
Our toast it is white and our ale it is brown

    D                      G           A
Our bowl it is made of the white maple tree

         D          G           A          D
With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink unto thee