Classic Poem

FEIGNED AS FROM ELIZABETHAN COMEDY

I

WITH a hey! and a hi! and a hey-ho glee!
O a Christmas glass for a sweet-lipped lass
To kiss and pass, in her coquetry —
So rare!
And the lads all flush save the right one there —
So rare — so rare!
With a hey! and a hi! and a ho — oh!
The Christmas holly and the mistletoe!

II

With a hey! and a hi! and a hey-ho wile!
As he lifts the cup and his wan face up,
Her eyes touch his with a tender smile —
So rare!
Then his hands grasp out — and her own are there —
So rare — so rare!
With a hey! and a hi! and a ho — oh!
The Christmas holly and the mistletoe!

CHORUS

With a hey! and a hi! and a hey-ho-ho!
The wind, the winter and the drifting snow!
With a hey! and a hi! and a ho — oh!
The Christmas holly and the mistletoe!