Come all you jolly fellows and join us in song,

Let thunderous harmony sound.

For if men can still sing then the worlds not so wrong,

And the rafters will ring in a round.

But a man cannot sing if hes troubled at heart,

As melodies over you steel,

So bring us a drink and well each sing our part,

And our voices with clarity peel.

Chorus:

Bring us more ale here and without fail here.

Well go on singing till each song is sung,

Pass round the jugs now; fill up your mugs now,

We shall not stop now that we have begun.

And if you have a song sir as we go along sir,

Youre next to sing but youre never to think,

Wed let you sing dry sir thats a foul lie sir,

A drink for each song and a song for each drink.

2. Well the first is a song of the great raging sea

Let thunderous harmony sound

And the far foreign lands that our sailors do see

And the rafters will ring in a round

And the next is a song of green meadows and fields

As melodies over you steel

Of the farmer and the ploughboy and the earths bounteous yield

And our voices with clarity peel.

Chorus:



3. Well well sing of the orchards and the hopfields in Kent

Let thunderous harmony sound

And of hard times weve known when our moneys all spent

And the rafters will ring in a round

And the high Sussex Downs with their sheep and their corn

As melodies over you steel

And of lassies weve courted on a fine summers morn

And our voices with clarity peel.

Chorus:



4. Oh well sing of the wars and the victories won

Let thunderous harmony sound

And of foes we have vanquished with powder and gun

And the rafters will ring in a round

But well sing of the widows and the sons they have lost

As melodies over you stee