Under the Mistletoe
from Festive Favourites by GreenMatthews
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A Victorian music-hall song about the eponymous plant and the various shenanigans that take place beneath over the festive season..
lyrics
A grand and jolly old custom you will find at Christmas time
In every house you go hangs a bunch of mistletoe
You find in hanging upon the wall and every charming miss
She's always hovering round it for a kiss.
At first you kiss the master then the daughters three or four
And then you kiss the maiden aunt who's never been kissed before
Under the mistletoe, under the mistletoe
Young maids, old maids, dearly love to go
Oh did you ever, ever hear a girl say no
When you whisper come and kiss me
Under the mistletoe
The sweet and spoony young couple, well, they all enloy the fun
They wander to and fro underneath the mistletoe
And when the couple are man and wife the following Christmastide
Before them all he'll boldly kiss the bride
Another Christmas day comes round and then the happy pair
They're at the same old game but now they're kissing a son and heir
Now there's the grumpy old batch'lor who's in diggings all alone
The servant gives a grin as she brings the Turkey in
A feeling then overcomes him he has seldom felt before
He sees the mistletoe up above the door.
He gives the girl a Christmas box then steals a kiss with glee.
It's only once a year of course, he likes it and so does she.
The sweet kiss under the mistletoe will always be the thing
It gives the modest miss excuses for a kiss
You kiss her under the parlour stairs her dignity she'll show
She likes it underneath the mistletoe.
A bunch of mistletoe's the thing to give you perfect bliss.
I always carry some myself. Would anyone like a kiss?
In every house you go hangs a bunch of mistletoe
You find in hanging upon the wall and every charming miss
She's always hovering round it for a kiss.
At first you kiss the master then the daughters three or four
And then you kiss the maiden aunt who's never been kissed before
Under the mistletoe, under the mistletoe
Young maids, old maids, dearly love to go
Oh did you ever, ever hear a girl say no
When you whisper come and kiss me
Under the mistletoe
The sweet and spoony young couple, well, they all enloy the fun
They wander to and fro underneath the mistletoe
And when the couple are man and wife the following Christmastide
Before them all he'll boldly kiss the bride
Another Christmas day comes round and then the happy pair
They're at the same old game but now they're kissing a son and heir
Now there's the grumpy old batch'lor who's in diggings all alone
The servant gives a grin as she brings the Turkey in
A feeling then overcomes him he has seldom felt before
He sees the mistletoe up above the door.
He gives the girl a Christmas box then steals a kiss with glee.
It's only once a year of course, he likes it and so does she.
The sweet kiss under the mistletoe will always be the thing
It gives the modest miss excuses for a kiss
You kiss her under the parlour stairs her dignity she'll show
She likes it underneath the mistletoe.
A bunch of mistletoe's the thing to give you perfect bliss.
I always carry some myself. Would anyone like a kiss?
credits
from Festive Favourites,
released December 15, 2022
Sophie Matthews: voice, flute
Chris Green: voice, piano accordion
Jude Rees: voice, oboe
Sophie Matthews: voice, flute
Chris Green: voice, piano accordion
Jude Rees: voice, oboe
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GreenMatthews Coventry, UK
Chris Green and Sophie Matthews play English traditional songs and tunes in a thoroughly 21st-century kick-ass style. Using a blend of ancient instruments such as cittern, English bagpipes and shawm as well as modern folk instruments such as guitar, flute and piano accordion, they breathe new life into material from hundreds of years ago, making it fresh and relevant for a modern audience. ... more
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