Orla Fallon - A' Soaling lyrics

A'Soaling (Soul Cake) Soul cake, a soul cake, please, good missus a soul cake An apple, a pear, a plum, a cherry Any good thing to make us all merry Soul cake, a soul cake, please, good missus a soul cake One for Peter, two for Paul, Three for Him who made us all God bless the master of this house and the mistress also And all the little children that round your table grow The cattle in your stable, the dog at your front door And all that dwell within your gates, we wish you ten times more Soul cake, a soul cake, please, good missus a soul cake An apple, a pear, a plum, a cherry Any good thing to make us all merry Soul cake, a soul cake, please, good missus a soul cake One for Peter, two for Paul, Three for Him who made us all Go down into the cellar and see what you can find If the barrels are not empty, we hope you will be kind We hope you will be kind with your apple and pear For we'll come no more a 'Soalin'' till this time next year Soul cake, a soul cake, please, good missus a soul cake An apple, a pear, a plum, a cherry Any good thing to make us all merry Soul cake, a soul cake, please, good missus a soul cake One for Peter, two for Paul, Three for Him who made us all The streets are very dirty, my shoes are very thin I have a little pocket to put a penny in If you haven't got a penny, a ha' penny will do If you haven't got a ha' penny then God bless you Soul cake, a soul cake, please, good missus a soul cake An apple, a pear, a plum, a cherry Any good thing to make us all merry Soul cake, a soul cake, please, good missus a soul cake One for Peter, two for Paul, Three for Him who made us all Now to the Lord, sing praises all you within this place And with true love and brotherhood, each other now embrace This holy tide of Christmas of beauty and of grace Oh, tidings of comfort and joy Soul cake, a soul cake, please, good missus a soul cake An apple, a pear, a plum, a cherry Any good thing to make us all merry Soul cake, a soul cake, please, good missus a soul cake One for Peter, two for Paul, Three for Him who made us all