Key : D
[Verse 1]
D D
Here we come a-caroling
D A
Among the leaves so green
G D
Here we come a-wandering
A A7
So fair to be seen
[Chorus]
D G D
Love and joy come to you
D G D
And to you, glad Christmas too
D A7
And God bless you and send you
D G
A ha-ppy new year
D A7 D
And God send you a happy new year
[Verse 2]
D D
Good mas-ter and mis-tress
D A
As you sit by the fire
G D
And think of us poor children
A A7
Who wander in the mire.
[Chorus]
D G D
Love and joy come to you
D G D
And to you, glad Christmas too
D A7
And God bless you and send you
D G
A ha-ppy new year
D A7 D
And God send you a happy new year
[Verse 3]
D D
Bring us out a ta-ble
D A
And spread it with a cloth;
G D
Bring us out a mouldy cheese,
A A7
And some of your Christmas loaf.
[Verse 4]
D D
God bless the master of this house
D A
Likewise the mistress too,
G D
And all the little children
A A7
That round the table go.
[Chorus]
D G D
Love and joy come to you
D G D
And to you, glad Christmas too
D A7
And God bless you and send you
D G
A ha-ppy new year
D A7 D
And God send you a happy new year
[Optional common verse not in their version]
D D
We are not daily beggars
D A
That beg from door to door;
G D
But we are neighbors' children,
A A7
Whom you have seen before.