(William Blake/P. Kirtley)

Sound the flute now it's mute
BIrds delight day and night
Nightingale in the dale
Lark in the sky
Merrily to welcome in the year

Little boy full of joy
Little girl sweet and small
The cock crows
So do you
Meerry voice infant noise
So merrily to welcome in the year

Little lamb here I am
Come and lick my white neck.
Let me pull on your wool
Let me kiss your soft face
And merrily we'll welcome in the year
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