Carols from the Old and New Worlds: 8. Here we come a-wassailing

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8. Here we come a-wassailing arr. Paul Hillier

words & melody: traditional, English

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œ œ œ œ ˙ ™™ Hap - py New Year!

™ œ œ œ ˙ ™ Hap - py New Year!

œ œ œ ˙ ™™ Hap - py New Year!

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you your was - sail too,And Godbless you and send you a Hap - py New Year And God send you a Hap - py New Year! © 2013 Theatre of Voices Edition, Copenhagen Engraving by Pedro Marques

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