verse 1

Re-e-member us poor
Mayers all and thus we do
Begin a to lead our lives in righteousness or else we die in sin-a

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With Holanto
Holanto, Holanto, sing merry,

verse 2

We have been rambling half the night,
And almost all the day-a,
And now, returned back again,
We've brought you a branch of many-a:

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verse 3

O, we were up as soon as day,
To fetch the summer home-a;
The summer is a coming-on,
And winter is agone-a:

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verse 4

Then let us all most merry be,
And sing with cheerful voice-a;
For we have good occasion now
This time for to rejoice-a:

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verse 5

Saint George he next shall be our song:
Saint George, he was a knight-a;
Of all the men in Christendom
Saint George he was the right-a:

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verse 6

God bless our land with power and might,
God send us peace in England;
Pray send us peace in England;
For ever in merry England:

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May - Traditional