{"id":3030,"date":"2014-12-08T12:19:04","date_gmt":"2014-12-08T16:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/?page_id=3030"},"modified":"2018-02-26T10:04:40","modified_gmt":"2018-02-26T14:04:40","slug":"the-gloucestershire-wassail","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/?page_id=3030","title":{"rendered":"The Gloucestershire Wassail"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wassail songs <\/a>are associated with Christmastide, the\u00a0new year, through “Twelfth Night”\u00a0– the word “wassail” comes from the Anglo-Saxon “wes hal”, or “be whole” is in “good health!” as a greeting or even a toast.\u00a0 Much like we think of Christmas carolers, wassailers travel from house to house singing,<\/a> carrying their wassail cups which the hosts were expected to fill<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Gloucestershire Wassail dates back to the turn of the 18th century as far as can be ascertained; it appears in print the first time in England’s “Times Telescope” of 1813 although it was of earlier origin rather than being composed for that paper.\u00a0 This is a version of that song.<\/p>\n

We don’t really sing holiday songs much anymore for our usual venues don’t seem to have the patience for it… or are avoiding holiday songs!<\/p>\n

Jos. Morneault<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Gloucestershire<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0F\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Bb\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 C\u00a0\u00a0 F<\/strong><\/span>
\nWass-ail! wass-ail! All over the town,<\/em><\/strong>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Gm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 C\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0F\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 C<\/span><\/strong>
\nOur bread it is white and our ale it is brown;<\/em><\/strong>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0F\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 C\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 F\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 C<\/span><\/strong>
\nOur bowl it is made of the white maple tree;<\/em><\/strong>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 F\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Bb\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 C\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0F<\/span><\/strong>
\nWith the wassailing bowl we’ll drink unto thee.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Here’s a health to the ox and to his right eye,
\nPray God send our master a good Christmas pie!
\nA good Christmas pie that may we all see,
\nWith the wassailing bowl we drink to thee.<\/p>\n

Here’s a health to the cow and to her long tail,
\nPray God send our master a good cask of ale!
\nA good cask of ale that may we all see,
\nWith the wassailing bowl we drink to thee.<\/p>\n

Come butler, come fill us a bowl of the best
\nThen we pray that your soul in heaven may rest;
\nBut if you do draw us a bowl of the small
\nMay the Devil take ye butler, bowl and all!<\/p>\n

Then here’s to the maid in the lily white smock
\nWho tripped to the door and slipped back the lock;
\nWho tripped to the door and pulled back the pin
\nFor to let all we jolly wassailers come in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wassail songs are associated with Christmastide, the\u00a0new year, through “Twelfth Night”\u00a0– the word “wassail” comes from the Anglo-Saxon “wes hal”, or “be whole” is in “good health!” as a greeting or even a toast.\u00a0 Much like we think of Christmas carolers, wassailers travel from house to house singing, carrying their wassail cups which the hosts […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":21,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3030","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3030"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3030\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4850,"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3030\/revisions\/4850"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}