Misc Traditional – Sans Day Carol (Guitar)
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G D G C D G Now the holly bears a berry as white as the milk, G D G C D G And Mary bore Jesus, who was wrapped up in silk: G C G C G And Mary bore Jesus our Saviour to be, D G Am D G And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly. D G Holly, holly, D G Am D G And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly. G D G C D G Now the holly bears a berry as green as the grass, G D G C D G And Mary bore Jesus, who died on the cross: G C G C G And Mary bore Jesus our Saviour to be, D G Am D G And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly. D G Holly, holly, D G Am D G And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly. G D G C D G Now the holly bears a berry as black as the coal, G D G C D G And Mary bore Jesus, who died for us all: G C G C G And Mary bore Jesus our Saviour to be, D G Am D G And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly. D G Holly, holly, D G Am D G And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly. G D G C D G Now the holly bears a berry, as blood it is red, G D G C D G Then trust we our Saviour, who rose from the dead: G C G C G And Mary bore Jesus our Saviour to be, D G Am D G And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly. D G Holly, holly, D G Am D G And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly.
This carol was so named because the melody and the first 3 verses were first transcribed in the 19th century
from the singing of a villager in St. Day (also Sans Day, or St. They - named after a Breton saint venerated
in Cornwall) in the parish of Gwennap, Cornwall. A 4 stanza version in Cornish was subsequently published
('Ma gron war'n gelinen').Pastor Peter Prange also pointed out that the village of St. Day in Cornwall is
named after the saint.