Hal-an-Tow Lyrics by Oysterband
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Take the scorn and wear the horns
It was the crest when you were born
Your father's father wore it
And your father wore it too

Robin Hood and Little John
Have both gone to the fair-o
We shall to the merry green wood
To hunt the buck and hare-o

Hal-an-Tow, jolly rum below
We were up long before the day-o
To welcome in the summertime
To welcome in the May-o
For summer is coming in
And winter's gone away

What happened to the Spaniards
That made so great a boast-o?
They shall eat the feathered goose
And we shall eat the roast-o

Hal-an-Tow, jolly rum below
We were up long before the day-o
To welcome in the summertime
To welcome in the May-o
For summer's a-coming in
And winter's gone away

God bless Aunt Mary Moses
With all her power and might-o
Send us peace in England
Send peace by day and night-o

Hal-an-Tow, jolly rum below
We were up long before the day-o
To welcome in the summertime
To welcome in the May-o
For summer is a-coming in
And winter's gone away

Hal-an-Tow, jolly rum below
We were up long before the day-o
To welcome in the summertime
To welcome in the May-o
Well, summer is a-coming in
And winter's gone away
Take the scorn and wear the horns   It was the crest when you were born   Your father's father wore it   And your father wore it too      Robin Hood and Little John   Have both gone to the fair-o   We shall to the merry green wood   To hunt the buck and hare-o      Hal-an-Tow, jolly rum below   We were up long before the day-o   To welcome in the summertime   To welcome in the May-o   For summer is coming in   And winter's gone away      What happened to the Spaniards   That made so great a boast-o?   They shall eat the feathered goose   And we shall eat the roast-o      Hal-an-Tow, jolly rum below   We were up long before the day-o   To welcome in the summertime   To welcome in the May-o   For summer's a-coming in   And winter's gone away      God bless Aunt Mary Moses   With all her power and might-o   Send us peace in England   Send peace by day and night-o      Hal-an-Tow, jolly rum below   We were up long before the day-o   To welcome in the summertime   To welcome in the May-o   For summer is a-coming in   And winter's gone away      Hal-an-Tow, jolly rum below   We were up long before the day-o   To welcome in the summertime   To welcome in the May-o   Well, summer is a-coming in   And winter's gone away