. 80 All hayle to the dayes (Christmas) English traditional (Chappell, bifd–j, arr. editors) VERSES 1 & 2 V bbb 6 8 ie f 1. All 2. The B bbb 68 ife ie.. ii ie i . i ife f “f i.i.e i ie ii . i iie f “ f f hayle Court to in the all dayesl state i ie ii “ f ie.. f That Now me - rite more o - pens her praise gate ife Then And ii ie i.i i ie f “ f i.i.fe 3 V bbb i.e if . all bids e.. i B b b bf i iife “ i ie “f i.e f the rest of the a free wel - come to iie.. f i ie ie.. ii ie i . i ife f f “f ii ie i.i.e i ie ii . i iie f f “ f f i ie i .. “f yeare! most: And The ii ie i.i. “f wel - come the nights That Ci - ty, like - wise, Though 6 V bbb ie.. f i ie ii ie i.e i ie i.e i ie “f f f “f f “f ii ie i.i i ie i.fe ii ie iie.. ii iie “ f f “f f “ f dou - ble de - lights As well for the poore as the some-what pre - cise, Doth will - ing - ly part with her e i. B i. b bb f i .. i iie ife.. i ie i f “f peere!m cost; ie f Good for - tune at-tend Each And yet, by re-port, From i.i. ii iie i.i.e ii ie ii f f “f ie if l those of the Christmas season [i.e., 25 December to 5 January] m nobleman ( NOBC no. bdi ) © Oxford University Press 1993 All rights reserved This page may be photocopied 236 This carol is taken from The Shorter New Oxford Book of Carols, and is also in The New Oxford Book of Carols . . 80 ALL HAYLE TO THE DAYES For More 10 V bbb i.e f ii“ ife i ie “f i iie ie.. i ie =i.i.e i ie i.i . t i f f “ f f “f ii iie i.i.e ii ie ii.e. ii ie ii.. i.i . f f “ f f “f i ie i.e ii ie ii. i iie ie.. i ie =i.i.e =ii ie i . f f “f f f “ f f “f ii iie iie.. i ie ii ie ii.e. ii iie i.e i ie i.i. f f “ f f f “ f if . i“ if mer - ry man’s friend Ci - ty and Court e .. i B i b bb f V bbb ie.. f 13 i ie “f ii ie “f That The doth butn the best coun - trey doth get - get - ting old wrongs With ca - rols and songs To li - quor is spent, And bet - ter con - tent, e i. B i. b bb f that he the may, day: For More i - i drive the cold win - ter a - way. ii i 4 Thus none will allow 3 The gentry there Of solitude now, For cost do not spare; i. i i i The yeomanry fast in Lent; i But merrily greete the time, The farmers and such To make it appeare i. Thinke nothing too much i i i Of all the whole yeare That this is accounted the prime: If they keep but to pay their rent. December is seene The poorest of all Apparel’d in greene,o Do merrily call i i i. i And January, fresh as May, (Want beares but a little sway) it i i i. For a song, or a tale, i i Comes dancing along i i With a cup and a song Ore a pot of good ale, To drive the cold winter away. To drive the cold winter away. (continued overleaf ) n [orig: bat] o houses were decorated with greenery © Oxford University Press 1993 All rights reserved This page may be photocopied 237 This carol is taken from The Shorter New Oxford Book of Carols, and is also in The New Oxford Book of Carols . . 80 ALL HAYLE TO THE DAYES VERSES 5 & 6 V bbb 6 8 ie f ie.. ii ie i . i ife ife.. i“ ife ii ife f “f e i ie i.i i ie i e . i i e i. e i. e i B i i. i b i 6 f b b 8 f i.f “ f i if f “ f V bbb i.e i iie i. i ie i . e i e . i i e i e i if . “ f if f . ii“ if . f f . e i e i . i e i i e . i e i i. i e i. e B bbb f . “ f i if i. i if i.f i“ if i if V bbb ie.. i ie ii e i.e i ie i.e i ie i . i ie ie.. i e i ie f “ f if f “ f f “ f . if f “ if f e e e i i e e e e . e i i e i i i i i i. i. i i. e i i i. i i e i B bbb i.f i“ if i. i f f “ f if . i“ if i. i if i.f i“ f i if V bbb i.e i ie i ie i . i e e i. e t i i i . i e i i if . =i f f f i“ f f f e.. i ie ii ie ii ie i. i ie i . ii iie i B i b if bb f “ f f f i f i. 5. This 6. To time maske of the and to yeare mump Is Kind spent in good neigh - bours will cheare; come Kind With 3 neigh - bours to - ge - ther was - selsq of not - browne meet ale, To To sit by the fire drinke and ca - rouse With To 6 friend -ly de - sire Each o - ther in love to all in this house, As mer - ry as bucks in the greet; pale;r Old grud - ges, for - got, Are Where cake, bread and cheese Is The At the 10 put in the pot, brought for your fees All To p to act and mime [in plays, games] r enclosure © Oxford University Press 1993 All rights reserved This page may be photocopied sor - rowes a - side make you the lon - they ger lay; stay, The At the q wassail-cups 238 This carol is taken from The Shorter New Oxford Book of Carols, and is also in The New Oxford Book of Carols . . 80 ALL HAYLE TO THE DAYES 13 V bbb ie.. f ie f ie if i ie i “f ii“ ife ii i.e f iife.. old and the yong Doth fire to warme Will e i. B i. b bb f ii“ ife i.i i ie ii “f i iie f ie f ca - roll his song To do you no harme i ie.. f ii.e. f i ie =i.i.e =ii ie “ f f “f ii iie i.e i ie “ f if . i“ if i. i drive the cold win - ter a - way. i.i. ii 8 When white-bearded Frost 7 When Christmastide Hath threatned his worst Comes in like a bride, i i And fallen from branch and brier, With holly and ivy clad, Twelve dayes in the yeare Then time away cals Much mirth and good cheare From husbandry halslk And from the good countryman’s fire, In every houshold is had; i Together to go The countrey guises To plow and to sow, Is then to devise i i To get us both food and array;ll Some gambole of Christmas play, Whereast the yong men And thus with content Do best that they can The time we have spent To drive the cold winter away. To drive the cold winter away. English traditional (Pepys Collection broadside) century, though the ballad may predate it. The tune is as found in Chappell’s The Popular Music of the Olden Time (1853–9). s custom t whereat lk [farmers’] indoor places of work ll clothing We give eight of the twelve verses comprising ‘A pleasant Countrey new Ditty: Merrily shewing how To drive the cold Winter away’, from a broadside in the Pepys Collection. The broadside was printed in the early seventeenth © Oxford University Press 1993 All rights reserved This page may be photocopied PERFORMANCE (i) Solo voice; (ii) voice with lute, guitar, keyboard, etc. (adapting our bass); (iii) choir. 239 This carol is taken from The Shorter New Oxford Book of Carols, and is also in The New Oxford Book of Carols .
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