Wassailing Song chords by Loreena Mckennitt

Chorus:
G                    C        G
Wassail, wassail all over the town
    C                         G         D
Our toast it is white and our ale it is brown
    G          D           G           D
Our bowl it is made of the white maple tree
         G          C           D        G
With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink to thee

Verse 1:
                         C            G
So here is to Cherry and to his right cheek
     C                     G             D
Pray God send our master a good piece of beef
      G             D         G          D
And a good piece of beef that may we all see
         G          C           D        G
With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink to thee

Chorus:
G                    C        G
Wassail, wassail all over the town
    C                         G         D
Our toast it is white and our ale it is brown
    G          D           G           D
Our bowl it is made of the white maple tree
         G          C           D        G
With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink to thee

Verse 2:
                           C            G
And here is to Dobbin and to his right eye
     C                     G               D
Pray God send our master a good Christmas pie
    G             D         G          D
A good Christmas pie that may we all see
         G          C           D        G
With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink to thee

Chorus:
G                    C        G
Wassail, wassail all over the town
    C                         G         D
Our toast it is white and our ale it is brown
    G          D           G           D
Our bowl it is made of the white maple tree
         G          C           D        G
With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink to thee

Verse 3:
                         C            G
So here's to Broad Mary and to her broad horn
     C                     G             D
May God send our master a good crop of corn
      G             D         G          D
And a good crop of corn that may we all see
         G          C           D        G
With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink to thee

Chorus:
G                    C        G
Wassail, wassail all over the town
    C                         G         D
Our toast it is white and our ale it is brown
    G          D           G           D
Our bowl it is made of the white maple tree
         G          C           D        G
With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink to thee

Verse 4:
                         C            G
And here is to Fillpail and to her left ear
     C                     G          D
Pray God send our master a happy New Year
      G           D      G          D
And a happy New Year as e'er he did see
         G          C           D        G
With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink to thee

Chorus:
G                    C        G
Wassail, wassail all over the town
    C                         G         D
Our toast it is white and our ale it is brown
    G          D           G           D
Our bowl it is made of the white maple tree
         G          C           D        G
With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink to thee

Verse 5:
                         C            G
And here is to Colly and to her long tail
     C                       G         D
Pray God send our master he never may fail
   G               D         G          D
A bowl of strong beer! I pray you draw near
         G          C           D        G
And our jolly wassail it's then you shall hear

Chorus:
G                    C        G
Wassail, wassail all over the town
    C                         G         D
Our toast it is white and our ale it is brown
    G          D           G           D
Our bowl it is made of the white maple tree
         G          C           D        G
With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink to thee

Verse 6:
                            C            G
Come butler, come fill us a bowl of the best
         C                     G           D
Then we hope that your soul in heaven may rest
    G           D         G          D
But if you do draw us a bowl of the small
         G          C           D        G
Then down shall go butler, bowl and all

Chorus:
G                    C        G
Wassail, wassail all over the town
    C                         G         D
Our toast it is white and our ale it is brown
    G          D           G           D
Our bowl it is made of the white maple tree
         G          C           D        G
With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink to thee

Verse 7:
                         C            G
Then here's to the maid in the lily white smock
     C                        G               D
Who tripped to the door and slipped back the lock
      G             D         G          D
Who tripped to the door and pulled back the pin
         G          C    D        G
For to let these jolly wassailers in.

Outro:
G                    C        G
Wassail, wassail all over the town
    C                         G         D
Our toast it is white and our ale it is brown
    G          D           G           D
Our bowl it is made of the white maple tree
         G          C           D        G