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T:We've been a while a-wandering
B:Ian Russell,Hark! Hark! What News, Sheffield, 1996
C: Transcribed Ian Russell, http://www.sgpublishing.co.uk/gm/vc/vcabout.html
S:Charles Green, 25 May 1971
Z:Ian Russell
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w:We've been a while a wan-der-ing a-mongst the leaves so green,
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w:And now we come a-wes-sel-ing so fair_ to be seen.
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w:Pray God send you, pray God send you,
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w: Pray God send_ you a hap-py New Year!
W:We've been a while a-wandering amongst the leaves so green,
W:And now we come a-wesseling do fair to be seen.
W:Pray God send you, pray God send you,
W:Pray God send you a happy New Year!
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W:We are not daily beggars that beg from door to door
W:But we are neighbours children whom you have seen before.
W:Pray God send you, pray God send you,
W:Pray God send you a happy New Year!
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W:God bless the master of this house, likewise the mistress too,
W:And all the little children that round the table go.
W:Pray God send you, pray God send you,
W:Pray God send you a happy New Year!