Thomas Oliphant — Deck the Halls

Deck the Hall / Deck the HallsOriginal - 1862 [Verse 1] Deck the hall with boughs of holly Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la! 'Tis the season to be jolly Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la! Fill the meadcup, drain the barrel Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la! Troul the ancient Christmas carol Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la! [Verse 2] See the flowing bowl before us Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la! Strike the harp and join the chorus Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la! Follow me in merry measure Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la! While I sing of beauty's treasure Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la! [Verse 3] Fast away the old year passes Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la! Hail the new, ye lads and lasses! Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la! Laughing, quaffing all together Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la! Heedless of the wind and weather Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la! Variant 1 - 1877 [Verse 1] Deck the halls with boughs of holly 'Tis the season to be jolly Don we now our gay apparel Troll the ancient Christmas carol [Verse 2] See the blazing yule before us Strike the harp and join the chorus Follow me in merry measure While I tell of Christmas treasure [Verse 3] Fast away the old year passes Hail the new, ye lads and lasses! Sing we joyous all together Heedless of the wind and weather Variant 2 - Modern [Verse 1] Deck the halls with boughs of holly Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la! 'Tis the season to be jolly Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la! Don we now our gay apparel Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la! Troll the ancient yuletide carol Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la! [Verse 2] See the blazing yule before us Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la! Strike the harp and join the chorus Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la! Follow me in merry measure Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la! While I tell of yuletide treasure Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la! [Verse 3] Fast away the old year passes Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la! Hail the new, ye lads and lasses! Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la! Sing we joyous all together Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la! Heedless of the wind and weather Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!