O You Merry, Merry Souls Lyrics

1. O you merry, merry souls,
Christmas is a coming;
We shall have flowing bowls,
Dancing, piping, drumming.

2. Delicate minced pies,
To feast every virgin,
Capon and goose likewise,
Brawn, and a disk of sturgeon.

3. Then for your Christmas-box
Sweet plum cakes and money,
Delicate Holland smocks,
Kisses sweet as honey.

4. Hey for the Christmas ball,
Where we shall be jolly;
Coupling short and tall,
Kate, Dick, Ralph, and Molly.

5. Then to the hop we'll go,
Where we'll jig and caper
"Cuckholds all a-row;"
Will shall pay the scraper.

6. Hodge shall dance with Prue,
Keeping time with kisses;
We'll have a jovial crew
Of sweet smirking misses.