[Intro]
Dm Am Dm Dm (16x)
[Verse 1]
Dm Am Dm Am Dm
Hey, ho, nobody home, meat, nor drink, nor money have I none
Dm Am Dm Am Dm
Yet shall we be merry, hey ho, nobody home.
[Verse 2]
Dm Am Dm Am Dm
Hey, ho, nobody home, meat, nor drink, nor money have I none
Dm Am Dm Am Dm
Yet shall we be merry, hey ho, nobody home.
[Instrumental]
Dm Am Dm Dm (2x)
[Chorus]
Dm Am Dm Am Dm
Soul, a soul, a soul cake Please, good missus, a soul cake
Dm Am Dm
An apple, a pear, a plum, a cherry
Dm Am Dm
Any good thing to make us all merry
Dm Am Dm Am Dm
One for Peter, two for Paul Three for Him who made us all
[Instrumental]
Dm Am Dm Dm (2x)
[Verse 3]
Dm Am Dm Am Dm
God Bless the master of this house, and the misteress also
Dm Am Dm Am Dm
And all the little children that round your table grow
Dm Am Dm Am Dm
the cattle in your stable, the dog by your front door.
Dm Am Dm Am Dm
And all that dwells within your gates we wish you ten times more
[Chorus]
Dm Am Dm Am Dm
Soul, a soul, a soul cake Please, good missus, a soul cake
Dm Am Dm
An apple, a pear, a plum, a cherry
Dm Am Dm
Any good thing to make us all merry
Dm Am Dm Am Dm
One for Peter, two for Paul Three for Him who made us all
[Instrumental]
Dm Am Dm Dm (2x)
[Verse 4]
Dm Am Dm Am Dm
Go down into your cellar, and see what you can find,
Dm Am Dm Am Dm
If the barrels are not empty we hope you will be kind
Dm Am Dm Am Dm
We hope you will be kind with your apple and strawberry
Dm Am Dm Am Dm
For we'll come no more a 'soalin' till this time next year
[Chorus]
Dm Am Dm Am Dm
A soul, a soul, a soul cake Please, good missus, a soul cake
Dm Am Dm
An apple, a pear, a plum, a cherry
Dm Am Dm
Any good thing to make us all merry
Dm Am Dm Am Dm
One for Peter, two for Paul Three for Him who made us all
[Instrumental]
Dm Am Dm Dm (2x)
[Verse 5]
Dm Am Dm Am Dm
The streets are very dirty, my shoes are very thin
Dm Am Dm Am Dm
I have a little pocket to put a penny in
Dm Am Dm Am Dm
If you haven't got a penny, a ha' penny will do
Dm Am Dm Am Dm
If you haven't got a ha' penny then God bless you
[Chorus]
Dm Am Dm Am Dm
A soul, a soul, a soul cake Please, good missus, a soul cake
Dm Am Dm
An apple, a pear, a plum, a cherry
Dm Am Dm
Any good thing to make us all merry
Dm Am Dm Am Dm
One for Peter, two for Paul Three for Him who made us all
[Verse 6]
Dm Am Dm Am Dm
Now to the Lord sing praises all you within this place
(Soul, a soul, a soul cake, please good missus a soul cake)
Dm Am Dm Am Dm
And with true love and brotherhood each other now embrace
(An apple, a pear, a plum, a cherry Any good thing to make us all merry)
Dm Am Dm Am Dm
This holy tide of Christmas of beauty and of grace
(One for Peter, two for Paul, three for him who made us all)
Dm Am Dm Dm Am Dm
Oh tidings of comfort and joy
(three for him who made us all)
