It was my shame, and now it is my boast,
That I have loved you rather more than most
That I have loved you rather more than most
Sally is gone that was so kindly,
Sally is gone from Ha'nacker
And the Briar grows ever since then so blindly;
And ever since then the clapper is still…And the sweeps have fallen from Ha'nacker Mill
Sally is gone from Ha'nacker
And the Briar grows ever since then so blindly;
And ever since then the clapper is still…And the sweeps have fallen from Ha'nacker Mill
Lord Lundy from his earliest
Was far too freely moved to Tears
For instance if his Mother said,"Lundy
It's time to go to Bed
Was far too freely moved to Tears
For instance if his Mother said,"Lundy
It's time to go to Bed
My jolly fat host with your face all a-grin,
Come, open the door to us, let us come in
A score of stout fellows who think it no
If they toast till they're hoarse, and drink till they spin,
Come, open the door to us, let us come in
A score of stout fellows who think it no
If they toast till they're hoarse, and drink till they spin,
May all my enemies go to hell,
Noel,
Noel,
Noel,
Noel,
Noel,
Noel,
Hoar Time about the house betakes him slow,
Seeking an entry for his weariness
And in that dreadful company
And the sad night with silent footsteps go
Seeking an entry for his weariness
And in that dreadful company
And the sad night with silent footsteps go
The nicest child I ever
Was Charles Augustus Fortescue
He never lost his cap, or
His stockings or his pinafore:
Was Charles Augustus Fortescue
He never lost his cap, or
His stockings or his pinafore:
