A' Soalin (Soul Cake)

Soal cake, soal cake, please, good missus a soul cake
An apple, a pear, a plum, a cherry
Any good thing to make us all merry
Soal cake, soal 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 by your front door
And all that dwell within your gates, we wish you ten times more.

Soal cake, soal cake, please, good missus a soul cake
Apple, a pear, a plum, a cherry
Any good thing to make us all merry
Soal cake, soal 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 strawber'
For we'll come no more a 'Soalin'' till this time next year.

Soal cake, soal cake, please, good missus a soul cake
Apple, a pear, a plum, a cherry
Any good thing to make us all merry
Soal cake, soal 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.

Soal cake, soal cake, please, good missus a soul cake
Apple, a pear, a plum, a cherry
Any good thing to make us all merry
Soal cake, soal 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.

Soal cake, soal cake, please, good missus a soul cake
Apple, a pear, a plum, a cherry
Any good thing to make us all merry
Soal cake, soal cake, please, good missus a soul cake
One for Peter, two for Paul, three for Him who made us all.