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