We be Mummers stood arow, Holly Box and Mistletoe. Ivy prankt in moonshine hour. We be Mummers one and four. Prickled leaf and berry red, Rare the fragrance Box do shed. Creep, creep from stone to stone. Kiss Mistletoe and so be gone. Wassail cry Noel, Noel, Jocund tidings we maun tell. Christmas bring you merry cheer And we wish you all a Happy New Year!
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Authorship:
- by Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (1889 - 1960), "Mummer's song" [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Barbara Miller
This text was added to the website: 2010-05-11
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Word count: 66