G                      G                         D
Joy, health, love, and peace be all here in this place
        G              Am           C   D        G
By your leave, we will sing . . con-cer-ning our king


[Verse 2]
    G            G                            G
Our king is well dressed, in the silks of the best
   G          Am           C    D       G
In ribbons so rare, . . no king can com-pare


[Verse 3]
        G              G                      D
We have travelled many miles, over hedges and stiles
   G             Am           C  D      G
In search of our king, . . un-to you we bring


[Verse 4]
        G          G                       D
We have powder and shot . . to conquer the lot
        G          Am          C   D         G
We have cannon and ball . . to con-quer them all


[Verse 5]
    G            G                        D
Old Christmas is past, twelve tide is the last
       G         Am              C   D      G
And we bid you a-dieu, . . great joy to the new