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lyrics
Beat up a Drum for Christmas reignes,
And from the Plaines he drives the Swaines
And still maintaines the title of a King
Christmas is come a Champion bold
Though very cold, that vowes to hold
His Honour old, in spight of youthfull Spring.
Fire your Beacons, whet your Weapons, kill your Capons and fall on;
As it fitts use your Spitts, Winter lyes a bleeding,
When he findes you feeding, all his force is gone.
Christmas early, sounds a Parley, juice of Barley, crownes the Bowle:
Make him cough, cut him off, that derides a Drinker,
When so brave a Skinker, rules without controwl.
Arme, Arm, Arme, behold thy foe,
From top to toe in Ice and Snow,
Doth puff and blow, his fury to provoke:
Dreadless of harme, draw Hogsheads dry,
Let Flagons fly, make fires nose-hye,
Alarum cry, twill make his army smoake.
Soundly warme him, that will charme him; Then disarme him, he’ll give way:
Now he flyes, now he dyes, the Retreat is sounded,
Winter is confounded, Christmas hath the day:
All renown him, that have known him, Conquest crowne him, ‘tis his due:
Bid this Chear, once a year; for his sake amend it’
When this old year’s ended, frolick for a New
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