Peter Smith 2020
Melrose Quartet: https://melrosequartet.bandcamp.com/track/sheffield-wassail
https://melrosequartet.bandcamp.com/track/sheffield-wassail
It is so many weeks since we’ve seen the evening sunÿ And solstice time has sung its rhyme and wassail time is comeÿ Chorus Here’s to you and your families, young lovers and old friends,ÿ We’ll welcome in the New Year now we’ve seen the old one end.ÿ So here we come a wandering, upon this wintry nightÿ And here we come a-wassailing to make the future brightÿ God bless the old and weary whose times is nearly runÿ And all the unsung carers who are paid a paltry sumÿ And God bless the young and hearty, whose futures are unclearÿ We wish them work and plenty and a prosperous New Yearÿ So think on those who have no home who sleep from door to doorÿ And damn the rich and famous, who greed for more and moreÿ God damn the politicians who lie and cheat each dayÿ And damn the institutions who help them on their wayÿ God bless the keepers of this pub and all who dwell withinÿ So raise your glass and raise your voice and sing the New Year inÿ The old year’s gone forever, God bless it and good cheerÿ I’ll raise my glass and wish you all a happy New Year