1. Wassail, wassail, all over the town,
Our cup is white and our ale is brown.
The cup is made from the old oak tree,
And the ale is made in Ken-tuck-y
So it's joy be to you and a jolly wassail!
2. Oh good man and good wife, are you within?
Pray lift the latch and let us come in.
We see you a-sitting at the boot o' the fire,
Not a-thinkin' of us in the mud and the mire.
So it's joy be to you and a jolly wassail!
3. There was an old maid and she lived in a house,
And she had for a pet a tiny wee mouse,
Oh the house had a stove and the house was warm,
And a little bit of liquor won't do no harm.
So it's joy be to you and a jolly wassail!
4. Oh a man in York drank his sack from a pail,
But all we ask is a wee wassail.
Oh, husband and wife, alack, we part,
God bless this house from the bottom of our heart,
So it's joy be to you and a jolly wassail!