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T:Ditchling Carol
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W:But oh remember gentles gay,
W:For you who bask in fortunes ray
W:The year is all a holiday,
W:The poor have only Christmas
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W:(Chorus) Be merry all, be merry all, with holly deck the festive hall,
W:Prepare the song, the feast, the hall, to welcome merry Christmas.
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W:When you with velvets mantled o’er
W:Defy December’s tempest roar
W:O spare one garment from your store
W:To clothe the poor at Christmas
W:
W:(Chorus)
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W:From blazing loads of fuel awhile
w:Your homes are within summer smile
W:O spare one faggot from your pile
W:To warm the poor at Christmas
W:
W:(Chorus)
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W:When you the costly banquet deal
W:To guests who never famine feel
W:O spare one morsel from your meal
W:To feed the poor at Christmas
W:
W:(Chorus)
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W:When gen’rous wine your care controls
W:And gives new joy to happier souls
W:O spare one goblet from your bowls
W:To cheer the poor at Christmas
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W:(Chorus)
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W:So shall each note of mirth appear
W:More sweet to heaven than praise or prayer
W:And angels in their carols there
W:Shall bless the poor at Christmas
W:
W:(Chorus)