[Intro] (8 bars) [Verse 1] Oh the holly and the ivy… When they are both full grown… Of all the trees are in the wood… The holly bears the crown… [Refrain] Oh the rising of the sun… And the running of the deer… The playing of the Merry organ… Sweet singing all in the choir… [Instrumental] (8 bars) [Verse 2] The holly bears a blossom As white as lays the snow And deep beneath the spring she sleeps While icy winds do blow [Instrumental] (8 bars) [Refrain] Oh the rising of the sun And the running of the deer The playing of the Merry organ Sweet singing all in the choir [Instrumental] (8 bars) [Verse 3] The holly bears a berry As red as any blood The heart of the merry green wood Beats through the frost and flood [Instrumental] (8 bars) [Refrain] Oh the rising of the sun And the running of the deer The playing of the Merry organ Sweet singing all in the choir [Instrumental] (8 bars) [Verse 4] The holly bears a prickly As sharp as any thorn The frost that holds the fields and folds Is vanquished by the dawn [Refrain] Oh the rising of the sun And the running of the deer The playing of the Merry organ Sweet singing all in the choir [Instrumental] (8 bars) [Verse 5] The holly bears a bark As bitter as any gall Burn fear and blame with fire and flame As new year comes to call [Refrain] Oh the rising of the sun And the running of the deer The playing of the Merry organ Sweet singing all in the choir [Instrumental] (8 bars) [Verse 6] Oh the holly and the ivy When they are both full grown Of all the trees are in the wood The holly bears the crown [Refrain] Oh the rising of the sun And the running of the deer The playing of the Merry organ Sweet singing all in the choir Oh the rising of the sun And the running of the deer The playing of the Merry organ Sweet singing all in the choir [outro] [instrumental] (16 bars) [end]
