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Something penned by my Smurfs to wish you all a HAPPY NEW YEAR, along the lines of the Wassailing Song (traditional folk song for New Year’s Eve in England by mid-19th century, but goes back a long way previously, sung to neighbours door-to-door - what a great combo, drinking and singing!). They’re hoping you will be able to work out from the clues just who they are!
Wassail! wassail! all over the town,
Our toast it is white, and our ale it is brown;
Our bowl is made of a maplin tree;
We be good fellows all;--I drink to thee.
Here's to our horse, and to his right ear,
God send our measter a happy new year:
A happy new year as e'er he did see, -
With my wassailing bowl I drink to thee.
Here's to our cow and to her long tail,
God send our master us never may fail
Of a cup of good beer: I pray you draw near,
And our jolly wassail it's then you shall hear.
Smurfy! Smurfy! Our village all over
Our pathways are many, including the clover!
We are three apples high, no more than that
We don’t fear Gargamel, much less his cat!
We ride on unicorns, our skin it is blue
There are lots of us, but can you guess who?
Here’s to you, Village players one and all
We propose a toast, smurfy heed our call!
Our drink is a potion, purple, yellow and green
Raise our cup to everysmurf who’s ever been!
Toasting in potion or toasting in beer
Either way is good, and so HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Edited to add a pic of wassailers, singing as the New Year is rung in! And I’m really enjoying getting into this - added a third verse…
Wassail! wassail! all over the town,
Our toast it is white, and our ale it is brown;
Our bowl is made of a maplin tree;
We be good fellows all;--I drink to thee.
Here's to our horse, and to his right ear,
God send our measter a happy new year:
A happy new year as e'er he did see, -
With my wassailing bowl I drink to thee.
Here's to our cow and to her long tail,
God send our master us never may fail
Of a cup of good beer: I pray you draw near,
And our jolly wassail it's then you shall hear.
Smurfy! Smurfy! Our village all over
Our pathways are many, including the clover!
We are three apples high, no more than that
We don’t fear Gargamel, much less his cat!
We ride on unicorns, our skin it is blue
There are lots of us, but can you guess who?
Here’s to you, Village players one and all
We propose a toast, smurfy heed our call!
Our drink is a potion, purple, yellow and green
Raise our cup to everysmurf who’s ever been!
Toasting in potion or toasting in beer
Either way is good, and so HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Edited to add a pic of wassailers, singing as the New Year is rung in! And I’m really enjoying getting into this - added a third verse…
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