Browse Carols: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z # The New Year Is Begun 1. The New Year is begun, Good morrow, my masters all! The cheerful rising sun Now shining in this hall, Brings mirth and joy To man and boy With all that here do dwell; Whom Jesus bless With love's increase So all things shall prosper well. 2. A New Year's gift I bring Unto my master here, Which is a welcome thing Of mirth and merry cheer. A new Year's lamb Come from thy dam An hour before daybreak; Your noted ewe Doth this bestow, Good master, for your sake. 3. And to my dame so king This New Year's gift I bring; I'll bear an honest mind Unto her whilst I live. Your white-wooled sheep I'll safely keep From harm of brush or briar, That garments gay For your array May clothe you the next New Year. 4. And all your children all, These New Year's gifts I bring; And though the price be small, They're fit for queen or king: Fair pippins red Kept in my bed A-mellowing since last year, Whose beauty bright So clear of sight Their hearts will glad and cheer. 5. And to your maids and men I bring both points and pins; Come bid me welcome then, The good New Year begins; And for my love Let me approve The friendship of your maid, Whose nappy ale So good and stale Will make my wits afraid. 6. I dare now with it deal But in a sober diet. If I, poor shepherd, steal A draught to be unquiet, And lose my way This New Year's day As I go to my fold, You'll surely think My love of drink This following year will hold. 7. Here stands my bottle and hook, Good kitchen-maid, draw near; Thou art an honest cook, And canst brew ale and beer; Thy office show Before I go, My bottle and bag come fill; And for thy sake I'll merry make Upon the next green hill. Browse Carols: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #