Here We Come A-Wassailing
Lyrics and Music from
English Traditional Christmas Carol
apparently composed in 1850 .
Spoken-word Lyrics by Timothy S. Klugh
and Wayne P. Howlett.
This modified arrangement by Timothy S. Klugh
based on arrangement by
John Rutter.
Modifications to Original Arrangement:
Made by Timothy S. Klugh in 1993.
Original:
Copyright © 1969 Oxford University Press.
Spoken-word Lyrics:
Copyright © 1993 Timothy S. Klugh
and Wayne P. Howlett.
All Rights Reserved.
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH:
Hello, I'm Timothy S. Klugh,
And I'm going to sing you that age old classic "Here we come a-wassailing"--
WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
Hello, there! Hello, there! I'm here to sing a song with you, Tim.
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH:
Wayne! No, you're not supposed to be singing a song with me, Wayne!
WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
I am! Watch this!
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH:
Now leave it alone, Wayne!
WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
Love and joy come to you,
And to you your wassail too;
And God bless you and send you a Happy New Year,
And God send you a Happy New Year.
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH:
Well, that was just great. You knew all the words.
WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
Thanks!
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH:
Now that you've had your day in the sun,--
WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
I loved it!
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH:
--you might let me have this song. No, Wayne! No!
WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
Here we come a-wassailing...
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH:
Wayne!
WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
...Among the leaves so green;...
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH:
Wayne, you know this is supposed to be my carol!
WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
...And here we come a-wand'ring...
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH:
Wayne, that's not fair! Man, I'm gonna' drown you out!
WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
...so fair to be seen.
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH AND WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
Love and joy come to you,
And to you your wassail too;
And God bless you and send you a Happy New Year,
And God send you a Happy New Year.
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH:
Hey Wayne! Go over there a minute!
WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
Where?!
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH:
Over there!
We are not daily beggars who beg from door to door,...
WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
Wait a minute! You're singing! That's not fair!
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH:
But we are neighbors children...
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH AND WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
...whom you have seen before.
Love and joy come to you,
And to you your wassail too;
And God bless you and send you a Happy New Year,
And God send you a Happy New Year.
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH:
OK, this one's for like the butler.
WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
OK.
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH:
OK.
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH AND WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
Call up the butler of this house,
Put on his golden ring.
Let him bring us up a glass of drink,
And better we will sing.
Love and joy come to you,
And to you your wassail too;
And God bless you and send you a Happy New Year,
And God send you a Happy New Year.
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH:
OK. Wayne, like this one's for money.
WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
All right! I like that! Yeah!
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH:
Yeah, 'cause we all want some, OK?
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH AND WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
Now, we have got a little purse
Of stretching leather skin;
We want...
WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
...a little of your money,...
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH:
I don't have any money for you, Wayne!
WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
...to line it well within.
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH:
Go beg off someone else!
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH AND WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
Love and joy come to you,
And to you your wassail too;
And God bless you and send you a Happy New Year,
And God send you a Happy New Year.
WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
I'm hungry, geez!
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH:
Bring us out a table
And spread it with a cloth;...
WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
And bring us out a moldy cheese,
And some of that Christmas loaf!
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH:
Some of that Christmas loaf!
WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
Oh, and also that-- that-- the-- that punch!
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH:
Yeah, 'cause I hope they weren't talking about fruit cake--
WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
Or that... or that... good bread!--
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH:
--I don't like that. Oh, the punch?--
WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
--Oh, good times!--
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH:
--You mean the one's with the sherbert in it?
WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
Yes! Oh, yes!
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH:
Oh, yes!--
WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
--So good! Oh, my goodness!--
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH:
--I love that medicine too!
WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
Oh...
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH:
Where are we?
And-- And God bless...
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH AND WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
...you a happy new year!
WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
That's right!
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH:
OK, I got it here!
God bless the master of this house,...
WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
And likewise his mistress too...
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH:
And the little ones!
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH AND WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
...And all the little children
That around the table go.
Love and joy come to you,
And to you your wassail too;
And God bless you and send you a Happy New Year,
And God send you a Happy New Year.
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH:
That was very good, Wayne. Now that this is my song, I think I'll just carry on with the last verse--
WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
Not!
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH:
--so that's a--
WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
Good mister and good mistress,
While your sitting by the fire,...
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH AND WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
...Pray think of us poor children
Who are wandering in the mire.
Love and joy come to you,
And to you your wassail too;
And God bless you and send you a Happy New Year,
And God send you a Happy New Year.
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH:
You know, Wayne, even if I wanted you to sing with me, which I never did, I don't think that I'd want to sing with you anymore.
WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
What the temper for?
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH:
I don't have a temper!
WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
Yeah, you do!
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH:
Wayne, you got a Christmas problem!
WAYNE P. HOWLETT:
Sh...sh...sh! I'm just trying to sing a song with you!
TIMOTHY S. KLUGH:
You can't go blaming everybody for what you...
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