Notation for the Tunes Below you will find notation for the tunes both in images and in  ABC notation. Click here for images of notation. Click here for .abc notation. To Return to the Main Page click here. I highly recommend  ABC2win for editing and printing (click here) and abcmus to convert the .abc files into midi files (click here) Both programs are freely downloadable with only select features blocked prior to registration. It should be noted that scholars have found Wassail tunes to be allied to the tunes for: God Rest you Merry Gentlemen, Cruiskeen Lawn, Pauls Steeple, The Privateer, The Servingman and his Husband as well as to Playford's tune Chestnut or Dove's Figary- Source= L.E.B. p. 213 in: Journal of the Folksong Society., #19, 1915, pp. 210-13. To Return to the Main Page click here Visit the rest of our wonderful world of folklore at: Just click on the address!

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Our Gower 2
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This is the tune to the A.L.Lloyd version  (Lloyd, 1967) Original source was from Phil tanner. The song reflects a dance origin.
This is performed with voices with possible concertina.

The Abc Notation for  A wassail ox 156:
T:A wassail ox 156
M:6/4
L:1/8
S:New Oxford Book of Carrols #156
K:C
|G2|c2c2d2_B2_B2cd|_e2_e2f2d4_e2|c2c2d2(3_ef_ed2c2|_B2G2G2G4G2|c2c2d2_B4
(cd) |_e2_e2f2d4d2|c2c2d2_e2d2c2|_B2G2G2(G2F2) _EF|G2G_BAGF2FAGF|_E2_EGF
_ED4C2|F2_E2FG_A2G2F2|G2c2_B2c4||

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T:The Yorkshire Wassail Song:
T:We've been a while a-wandering
M:6/8
L:1/8
C:Traditional/Vaughan Williams 1919
S:New Oxford Book of Carols
K:G
||E|"Em"E2B"Em"B2A|("Em"G2G)"Em"G2F|"Em"E2F"Em"G2A|
("Em"B3"Em"B2) E|"Em"E2 B"Em"B2A|("Em"G2G)"Em"G2F|"Em"E2F"Em"G2A|
M:2/4
L:1/16
|"Em"B4B2"C"c2|
M:3/4
L:1/2
|"G"d/2e/2dB/2A/2|
M:2/4
L:1/8
"Em"G2A2G2"Em"E2|"G"D4G2"Am"A2|"Em"B4c2"G"d2|"Em"E4G2"Em"G2|"Em"G2B2 A2"
Bm"F2|E8||
 
 

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T:Wassail, O Wassail all over the town! #158
T:(The Somerset Wassail)
M:2/2
L:1/8
S:New Oxford Book of Carrols #158
K:C
||:F2|(F2d2)c2_B2|(A4G2) F2|(F2G2)A2_B2|c6:| c2(d2_B2)_e2d2|c4A2A2|(_B2A
2) G2|A2|_B4(A2_B2)|
|(c2|f2)|d2_B2|c4(_B2A2)|(G2F2)A2G2|F6
CC|F4G4|C6CC|(F4G2)A2|_B4A2_B2|
(c2f2)d2_B2|c4 (_B2A2) G2F2 A2G2F6
 
 
 
 

The Somerset Wassail Verses 2-5

T:The Somerset Wassail Verse 2
M:2/2
L:1/8
S:New Oxford Book of Carols #158
K:C
|F2|(F2d2)(c2_B2)|A4G2F2|(F2G2)A2_B2|c6F2|(F2d2c2_B2|A4 (G2F2)|(F2G2)A2_
B2|c6c2|
(d2_B2)_e2d2|c6 _B2|(A2F2)G2A2|_B4|
A2G2|F4G4|C6CC|F4 (G2A2)|B4A2B2|(c2f2)d2B2|c4(B2A2)|(G2F2) A2G2|F6||

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(Drayton,Somerset)

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T:The Somerset Wassail Verse 5
M:2/2
L:1/8
S:The New Oxford Book of Carols #158
K:C
||FF|(F2d2)(c2_B2)|A4G2F2|(F2G2)A2_B2|c6:||
c2|(d2_B2) _e2d2|c4 (_B2A2)|G2F2G2A2|_B4||
A2G2|F4G4|C6 CC|(F4G2)A2|_B4A2_B2|(c2f2)d2_B2|c4(_B2A2|(G2F2)A2G2|F6|
 

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(Husk/Manchester)

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T:Wassail Song 159
M:6/8
L:1/8
C:Traditional
S:The New Oxford Carol Book
K:D
||E|E2BB2|(G2F)E2D|(E2F)G2A|
(B3B2)E)(E2B)B2A|(G2F)E2D|(E2F)(G2A)|
(B3B2)E|(E2B)B2A|(G2F)E2D|(E2F)(G2A)|
B3||B2d|(d2BB2G|A3d2c|B2BE2F|
G3F2G|A3d2c|B3E2F|(A2G)E2E|(E3E2)||
 

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(Bramley and Stainer/West Riding of Yorkshire/Leeds))

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ABC Notation

T:II Here We Come a Wassailing (159)
M:6/8
L:1/8
C:Traditional
S:New Oxford Book of Carols #159 II
K:D
D|D2EF2E|(D2E)F2E|(D2A)A2A|
(A3A2)A|(B2B)A2F|(A2A)G2F|(E2D)(E2F)||
M:2/4
||G4F2G2|A4d2B2|A4F2G2|A2A2d2B2|
A4F2G2|A4B2F2|G2E2D2C2|D3EF2D2|
G4F2G2|A4B2F2|G2E2D2C2|D8||

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ABC Notation
 T: Trunch Wassail Song
 M:4/4
 L:1/4
 K:C
 GGFG|EDC2|_B,DCB,|C3z/G/|
 GGFG|EDCC|_B,DCB,|C3-C/||
 G/|
 GGAA|(3GAG EE|FFDD|GFE2|
 GG(3AGF|GGE2|F2G2|AF(3DED|C4||

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Abc Notation
 T:Southrups Wassail
 M:4/4
 L:1/4
 K:G
 D|
 GBBA|G2DD|CA,F,G,-|G,3D|
 GBBA|G2DF|GFED-|D3D|
 GBBA|G2DD|CCB,A,-|A,3D|
 GBBA|G2D2-|D2CA,|G,3 |

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The Cornish Wassail- See Three Versions Below

Version 1

ABC notation Version 1

T:Cornish Wassail
M:3/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=120
K:D
 D6|D2D2F2|A2A2A2|B2A2G2|A4A2|B2c2d2|A2F2A2|
 G2F2E2|D4D2|D2F2A2|d4d2|B4B2|A4A2|B2c2d2|
 A2F2A2|G2F2E2|D4||

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Version 3

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ABC Notation

T:Can Wassel
M:3/4
L:1/8
C:Traditional
S:Adapted slightly from: Peter Kennedy #87 a.k.a. Wassail Song
K:D
A2|F2D2F2|AA3A2|BB B2d2|A4|A2|B2B2d2|A F3A2|G F3E2|F4|A2|GF3E2|D4F2|E4E2
|FA3G2|F4|A2|B2c2d2|AF3z |GF3E2|D4|
 

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ABC Notation
X: 1
T:Carol for Twelfth Day
M:2/2
L:1/8
C:Traditional: cornish
K:G
||G4A2A2|B6d2|d3ed2B2|B4A4|B2A2d2A2|B3cd2G2|F4E4|D8|G6D2|E6c2|B2E2cBAG|G
4FED2|G4A4|B3cd2d2|c2B2A4|G8|d2d2B2B2|G2G2E4|c2cB<A2AG<|F2E2D4|G2G2E2E2|
A2B2c4|B2Bc<de<c2|B2A2G2G2|BAGFE2E2|c2d2e2d2|d2B2e2c2|B2A2G4||

The Bellman's Song May have been a Wassail Song

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ABC:

X:1
T:The Bellman's Song
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
 B,2| E2 F2 G2 FG|A-G FE ^D2 B,2| E2 F2 G2 A2| B6|G-A| B2c-B A2B-A|\
 G2A-G F2G-A| B2 EEG-FE-D| E6||
 

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ABC Notation:

X:1
T:Gower Wassail
M:9/8
L:1/4
K:C
 z2 z E- A/2| A3/2 A3/2 B- A/2| G3/2 G3/2 A- B/2| B3/2 c3/2 d3/2| B3 c- B/2|\
 A3/2 A3/2 B3/2|c/2-d/2-c/2 B3/2 A3/2| G3/2 E3/2 E3/2| E3 E- A/2| A3/2 A3/2 B- A/2|\
 G3 A G/2| c- B/2 c3/2 d3/2| B3 c- B/2| A3/2 A3/2 B3/2|c/2-d/2-c/2 B3/2 A A/2|\
 G3/2 E3/2 E3/2| E3/2- D3/2 C D/2| E3/2 E G/2 ^F E/2| D3/2 D ^F/2 E D/2|\
 C3/2 C E/2 D C/2| B,3 A, B,/2|C/2-D/2-C/2 B,3/2 C D/2| F3/2 E3/2 D3/2|\
 E3/2 A3/2 G3/4- A3/4| A3 z z/2|
 

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Abc Notation:

T:Gallants Come Away
M:4/4
L:1/4
Q:120
K:GMixolydian
zGB3/2c/|ded2|zBB3/2c/|dBc2|zBA3/2G/|F3/2E/D2|\
zDG3/2A/|BGc2|zBA3/2A/|(GG)|]

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ABC Notation

X: 1
T:Helston Wassail
M:3/4
L:1/4
K:F
F/4|FFA/2 B/4|ccc|dd=B|czc|ddd|cAc|BAG|Fzc|!
||:BAG|FF/2z/2F|GG/2z/2G|Afd|c2c|d2d|cAc|BB/2AAG|F2F/2G/4|AFA/2B/4!
|ccc/2c/2|ddd|czc/2c/2|ddd|cAc|BAG|Fzc:|

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ABC Notation
X: 1
T:Canu Cwnsela (Wassail Song) (Mari Lwyd)
M:3/4
L:1/16
C:Traditional Welsh
K:G
|B2|e2B4G2|F2A4GF|E2E4D2|d2d4f2|e2B4G2|!
F2A4GF|E2E4D2|d2d4B2|e2B4G2|F2A4GF|!
E2E4D2|d2d4f2|e2B4G2|A2F4D2|F2G4||
 
 
 
 

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ABC notation:
X: 1
T:Old Fox Wassail II
M:3/4
L:1/4
C:Traditional
S:Ceil Sharp/ Sung by: Mr. Charles Ash, Creowcombe, Somerset, Sept.15, 190
K:D
D|FEF|GAG|FDF|E2E|FGA|BAG|FAA|D2|
 
 

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X: 1
T:Heywood Sumner Wassail
M:2/4
L:1/16
S:The Besom Maker, Heywood Sumner
K:G
|D2G4G2A2|B4A2B4|c4c2c2|d4z2B2|d4d2e2|d4c2B2|c4c2d2|c4B2A2|B4B2A2|G2F2E2
D
2|G2B2A2c2|B2B2z2def|g4d2d2|e4e2dc|B2A2G2F2|GGz2|
M:3/4 L:1/8
GA|B2A2B2|c2d2c2|B2A2G2|A4GA|B2A2B2|c2d2edc|B4A2|G4|
 
 
 

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ABC notation
X: 1
T:Belly Wassail
M:3/4
L:1/8
C:Traditional: Camborne
S:Minners and  Thomas
R:3/4
K:D
D>/3E|F2D>/2EF>/2G|A2A2A>/2A|B2B2B2|A4A>/2A|B3cdB|A2F2A>/2A|GGF2E|D4F2|E
4G2|F4A2|A2d2B2|A4A>A|B3cdB|A2F2A2|G2F2E2|D4||

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Baring Gould Somerset

Sabine Baring Gould, Folk Songs of the West (1889).

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Truro Wassail (Cornwall)

". A Cornish Wassail is in 13 stanzas, as taken down from an old man, Michael Nancarow, at Grampound, by Mr. J. J. Mountford, of Truro, runs thus"-Sabine Baring Gould and H. Fleetwood Sheppard, A Garland of Country Songs (London: Methuen & Co., 1895), #20, pp. 44-45.

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Wassail tune 1 click hereHere We come a Wassailing (Yorkshire)
Wassail tune 2 click hereGloucestereshire
Wassail tune 3 click here (Vaughn Williams)The Yorkshire Wassail
Wassail tune 4 click here Gloucestereshire
Wassail tune 5 click here Here We come a Wassailing (Yorkshire)
Wassail tune 6 click hereGloucestereshire
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