This is a very popular old English Christmas carol. It's also a subtle ad for a cup of grog to ease the singer's throat. Many versions include the line "Good tidings we bring to you and your friends," but this must have been added to the original at some later date.
We [G] wish you a merry [C] Christmas
We [Am] wish you a merry [D] Christmas
We [G] wish you a merry [C] Christmas
And a [Am] happy [D] New [G] Year.
Oh bring us some figgy pudding (3x)
With a cup of good cheer.
We won't go until we get it (3x)
We all love our figgy pudding (3x)
With a cup of good cheer
So bring it out here!
We wish you a Merry Christmas (3x)
And a happy New Year.
The purpose of the Folk Den is to use the medium of the World Wide Web to continue the tradition of the folk process, that is the telling of stories, and singing of songs, passed on from one generation to another, by word of mouth.
In this electronic era, such a process is in danger of being overwhelmed by the commercial mass media. This page and others on the 'net are working to preserve the folk songs that have chronicled our global heritage for centuries.
In the Folk Den, a "new" folk song is uploaded every month as a "Global Community Service."
