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“The Power of the Wassail”
The very trees the WAA wassailed in January 2025 are loaded with fruit in July and August that year. Coincidence or .....?
(Verse 1)
We gathered as the year turned round
Cold feet on orchard ground
Cups of cider passed by hand
Toast in trees, and pots we banged
(Verse 2)
We tied the ribbons, raised our cheer
Shouted loud so the trees would hear
Beneath the moon, we made a vow
Wake up trees, your time is now
(Chorus)
The power of the wassail, rising through the song
Roots drank deep, and the cold moved on
Now the branches bow, heavy with grace
The wassail worked, in this old place
(Verse 3)
Smoke and laughter filled the air
We stomped and sang with wild flair
Robins watched from apple bark
As we lit the fire to chase the dark
(Chorus)
The power of the wassail, rising through the song
Roots drank deep, and the cold moved on
Now the branches bow, heavy with grace
The wassail worked, in this old place
(Bridge)
Look at them now, loaded with pride
Each apple a echo of that winter tide
Not just luck, not just the rain
Something answered when we came
(Final Chorus)
The power of the wassail, sung in the frost
Nothing we gave was ever lost
Now the fruit hangs sweet, wild and free
The wassail woke the orchard tree