Pete Smith - Sheffield Wassail (feat. Pete Smith (Vocals), [Chorus Annie Smith, Pete Delamere, John Newman, Steve Sinclair, Alec Thompson, Martin Watson]) Lyrics

It is so many weeks since we saw the evening Sun
And Solstice time has sung its rhyme and wassail time has come
Here's to you and your family, young lovers and old friends
We'll welcome in the New Year now we've seen the old one end

So here we come a wandering upon this wintery night
And here we come a wassailing to make the future bright
Here's to you and your family, young lovers and old friends
We'll welcome in the New Year now we've seen the old one end

God bless the old and sickly whose time is nearly done
And all those unsung carers who're paid a poultry sum
Here's to you and your family, young lovers and old friends
We'll welcome in the New Year now we've seen the old one end

So think on those who have no home who sleep from door to door
And damn the rich and famous who greed for more and more
Here's to you and your family, young lovers and old friends
We'll welcome in the New Year now we've seen the old one end

God bless the young and hearty whose futures are unclear
We wish them work and plenty and a prosperous New Year
Here's to you and your family, young lovers and old friends
We'll welcome in the New Year now we've seen the old one end

God damn the politicians who lie and cheat each day
And damn the institutions that help them on their way
Here's to you and your family, young lovers and old friends
We'll welcome in the New Year now we've seen the old one end

And Damn the Works and Pensions who declared me dead and gone
But like the crops I've risen again to sing my wassail song
Here's to you and your family, young lovers and old friends
We'll welcome in the New Year now we've seen the old one end

God bless the keepers of this pub and all that dwell within
So raise your glass and raise your voice and sing the New Year in
Here's to you and your family, young lovers and old friends
We'll welcome in the New Year now we've seen the old one end

God bless the bloke who wrote these words and made you all to sing
And the mummers, bands and dancers that make the streets to ring
Here's to you and your family, young lovers and old friends
We'll welcome in the New Year now we've seen the old one end

The old years gone forever and God bless it and good cheer
I'll raise my glass and wish you all 'A Happy New Year
Here's to you and your family, young lovers and old friends
We'll welcome in the New Year now we've seen the old one end