Old Christmas Lyrics

1. It's a long way round the year, my dears,
A long way round the year!
I found the frost and the flame, my dears,
I found the smile and tear!

[Chorus:]
I bring the Christmas joy, my dears,
To your eyes so bonnie and true
And a mistletoe bough for you, my dears,
A mistletoe bough for you.

2. The wind blew high on the pine-topp'd hill,
And cut me keen on the moor;
The heart of the stream was frozen still,
As I tapped at the miller's door. [Chorus]

3. I tossed them holly in hall and cot,
And bade them right good cheer,
But stayed me not in any spot,
For I'd traveled around the year. [Chorus]

4. To bring the Christmas joy, my dears,
To your eyes so bonnie and true;
And a mistletoe bough for you, my dears,
A mistletoe bough for you! [Chorus]