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We want none of your pale beer, nor none of your small
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You've brought your wassail, which is very well known
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213:Here's a health to our Cooley and her croo'ed horn
139:Our wassail is made of the good ale and cake (too)
392:"Wassail! Wassail! All Over The Town - Version 1"
329:The Oh Hellos' Family Christmas Album: Volume II
315:Ten Man Mop, or Mr. Reservoir Butler Rides Again
266:So that we may have cider when we call next year
259:And we know by the stars that we are not too far
241:Come you pretty maid with your silver headed pin
239:While we poor wassail boys stand out in the mire
189:Pray send out your maid with her lily-white skin
178:Now master and mistress let your company forbear
257:And we know by the sky that we are not too high
232:We'll call in again just to see who lives here
264:We hope that your apple trees prosper and bear
252:Perhaps we may call and see who does live here
219:May God send her Mistress a long life to reign
204:As for your jolly wassail, we care not one pin
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248:Please drop some small silver into our bowl
246:It's we poor wassail boys so weary and cold
226:Now Master and Mistress, know you will give
215:May God send her Master a good crop of corn
144:Our wassail is made of the elderberry bough
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593:Rhossili Bay (Llangennith Sands)
51:. Structurally, the song is in
1102:Audrey Williams (archaeologist)
361:sung by the Stairwell Carollers
47:(1967), having been heard from
976:Geology of the Gower Peninsula
349:sung by Melissa Weaver Dunning
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396:hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com
981:Gower Ornithological Society
367:sung by the Quadriga Consort
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67:characteristic of much of
107:Fol de da ro fol de da di
63:, and the "ffal de radl"
1057:Will Jones (rugby union)
1201:British Christmas songs
73:Gloucestershire Wassail
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1087:Mark Thomas (composer)
1042:Thomas Johnes (priest)
121:Sing deero, sing daddy
1067:John Myles (minister)
373:sung by The Oh Hellos
355:sung by Steeleye Span
197:Master & Mistress
57:bacchius trisyllables
1206:Year of song unknown
1072:Red Lady of Paviland
1052:Kathleen Lloyd Jones
955:Whiteford Lighthouse
114:Al dal di dal di dal
61:Balliol rhyme scheme
45:Folk Song in England
888:Parc Cwm long cairn
343:sung by Phil Tanner
1211:Songwriter unknown
950:Mumbles Lighthouse
919:Oystermouth Castle
456:Geographical areas
402:on 31 October 2019
123:Sing too ral di do
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1007:Byron Davies
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817:Pitton Green
782:Oxwich Green
583:Mewslade Bay
573:Horton Beach
523:Langland Bay
508:Bracelet Bay
478:Clyne Common
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1027:Cyril Gwynn
1017:Edgar Evans
1012:Ifor Davies
991:Ilston Book
943:Lighthouses
827:Reynoldston
762:Nicholaston
737:Llanrhidian
732:Llanmorlais
722:Llangennith
662:Burry Green
629:Burry Holms
598:Burry Holms
548:Pobbles Bay
533:Brandy Cove
528:Caswell Bay
518:Rotherslade
468:Burry Holms
406:22 November
320:The Journey
284:Mudcat Café
49:Phil Tanner
1185:Categories
1097:Harri Webb
1062:Jo Mazelis
1022:Iris Gower
822:Port Eynon
657:Bishopston
563:Oxwich Bay
538:Pwlldu Bay
378:References
327:on the EP
41:A.L. Lloyd
27:song from
1138:folk song
847:Southgate
792:Penclawdd
747:Middleton
727:Llanmadoc
717:Llanddewi
707:Landimore
622:Headlands
568:Slade Bay
543:Hunts Bay
473:Cefn Bryn
842:Scurlage
832:Rhossili
787:Parkmill
767:Oldwalls
742:Llethryd
712:Langland
702:Knelston
682:Gowerton
672:Cheriton
639:Rhossili
588:Fall Bay
293:Versions
223:Carolers
210:Together
174:Carolers
96:Chorus B
91:Chorus A
53:6/8 time
43:'s book
902:Castles
807:Penrice
802:Penmaen
797:Pennard
772:Overton
667:Caswell
634:Mumbles
558:Tor Bay
497:Beaches
318:and on
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25:wassail
1000:People
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777:Oxwich
757:Newton
752:Murton
697:Kittle
692:Ilston
687:Horton
677:Crofty
79:Lyrics
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