D (6/8 time signature moves to 2/4 in chorus)
Here we come a wassailing
A7 D
among the leaves so green
G D A7
Here we come a wandering so
Em A7
fair to be seen
Chorus:
(A7) D G D
Love and joy come to you
A7 D G D
And to you your wassail too
A7 D B7 Em A7 D A7
And God bless you and send you a happy new year,
D B7 Em A7 D
And God send you a happy new year.
VERSE 2
We are not daily beggars That beg from door to door
But we are neighbors' children Whom you have seen before.
VERSE 3
We have got a little purse Of stretching leather skin,
We want a little of your money To line it well within.
VERSE 4
Bring us out a table, And spread it with a cloth;
Bring us out a moldy cheese, And some of your Christmas loaf.
VERSE 5
God bless the master of this house, Likewise the mistress too,
And all the little children That 'round the table go.