Gower Wassail

X:1
T:Gower Wassail
Z:transcribed by Tom Keays - http://tomkeays.com
M:9/8
L:1/8
K:C
  (E2 A) | A3   A3   (B2 A) | G3   G3   (A2 y B)   | c3  c3  d3 | B6   (c2 B) |
w:A -      was- sail  a -     was- sail, through - out all this town. Our_
  A3  A3 B3 | (cdc)   B3  A3 | G3  E3 E3 | E6    (E2 A) | A3   A3  (B2 A) |
w:cup it is   white__ and our  ale it is   brown. Our_    was- sail is_
  G6   A2  B | (2(c B) c3  c3 | B6   (c2 B) | A3   A3  B3 |
w:made of the  good - ale and  true. Some_   nut- meg and
  (cdc)  B3   A2   A | G3   E3 E3  | (E3 D3) || C2  D | E3   E2  G   F2   E |
w:gin -* ger, it's the best we can    brew._    Fol the dol, fol the dol- de-
  D3   D2  F  E2   D | C3   C2  E   D2   C | B,6   A,2  B, |
w:dol, Fol the dol- de- dol, fol the dol- de- dee, Fol  the
  (CDC)  B,3 C2  D | F3  E3   D3 | E3  A3  G3 |  A6 |]
w:der -* o,  fol the da- dee, Sing tu- re- lye - do!
"(last verse)" (E2 A) | A3   A3 (B2 A) | G3 z3 (A2 y  B) | c3  c3  d3 | B6   (c2 B) |
w:              We -    knowby  the_    moon   that  we   are not too  soon, We_
  A3   A3 B3 | (cdc) B3   A3 | G3  E3  E3 | E6   (E2 A) |
w:know by the  sky__ that we   are not too  high, We_
  A3   A3 (B2 A) | G6    A2   B | (c2 B) c3  d3 | B6  (c2 B) |
w:know by  the_    stars that we   are_  not too  far, We_
  A3   A3 B3 | (cdc)     B3   A3 | G3  E3    E3 | E3 D3 || C2  D |
w:know by the   ground__ that we   are with- in   sound._  Fol the
  E3   E2  G  F2   E  | D3   D2 F   E2   D  | C3   C2  E   D2   C |
w:dol, fol the dol- de-  dol, Fol the dol- de-  dol, fol the dol- de-
  B,6   A2   B | (cdc)  B3 c2  d | f3  e3   d3 | e3  a3  g3 |  a6 |]
w:dee,  Fol  the der -* o, fol the da- dee, Sing tu- re lye - do!

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/kirby98.fsnet.co.uk/go/Gower_Wassail_1/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/web.syr.edu/~htkeays/morris/hounds/songs/carols/0003

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