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T:He That Will Not Merry Merry Be
B:Sabine Baring Gould, 1895, Old English Songs from English Minstrelsie, 1895
F: http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
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w:He that will not mer-ry, mer-ry be With a gen-'rous_ bowl_ and_ toast,
D2 |G2 B2 A2 c2 |(BA) (GA) ^F2 D2 |G2 (AB) (cB) (AB) |G6
w:May he in Bride-well be_ shut_ up And bound un-*to_ a_ post.
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w:Let him be_ mer-ry_ mer-*ry_ there, And we will be mer-*ry_ here;
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w:For who can know where we may go To be mer-ry an-o-*ther_ year,
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w:brave boys, To be mer-ry an-o-*ther_ year.
W:He that will not merry, merry be
W:With a gen'rous bowl and toast,
W:May he in Bridewell be shut up
W:And bound unto a post.
W:Let him be merry, merry there
W:And we will be merry, merry here
W:For who can know where we may go
W:To be merry another year, brave boys,
W:To be merry another year.
W:
W:He that will not merry, merry be
W:And take his glass in course,
W:May he be made to drink small beer
W:No penny in his purse.
W:Let him be merry, merry there
W:And we will be merry, merry here
W:For who can know where we may go
W:To be merry another year, brave boys,
W:To be merry another year.
W:
W:He that will not merry, merry be
W:With a crew of jolly boys,
W:May he be plauged with a scolding wife
W:Who'll vex him with her noise.
W:Let him be merry, merry there
W:And we will be merry, merry here
W:For who can know where we may go
W:To be merry another year, brave boys,
W:To be merry another year.