Deck The Halls -

Deck the hall with boughs of holly

Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!

'Tis the season to be jolly

Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!

Fill the meadcup, drain the barrel

Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!

Troul the ancient Christmas carol

Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!

See the flowing bowl before us

Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!

Strike the harp and join the chorus

Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!

Follow me in merry measure

Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!

While I sing of beauty’s treasure

Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!

Fast away the old year passes

Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!

Hail the new, ye lads and lasses!

Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!

Laughing, quaffing all together

Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!

Heedless of the wind and weather

Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!

Variant 1 — 1877

Deck the halls with boughs of holly

'Tis the season to be jolly

Don we now our gay apparel

Troll the ancient Christmas carol

See the blazing yule before us

Strike the harp and join the chorus

Follow me in merry measure

While I tell of Christmas treasure

Fast away the old year passes

Hail the new, ye lads and lasses!

Sing we joyous all together

Heedless of the wind and weather

Variant 2 — Modern

Deck the halls with boughs of holly

Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!

'Tis the season to be jolly

Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!

Don we now our gay apparel

Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!

Troll the ancient yuletide carol

Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!

See the blazing yule before us

Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!

Strike the harp and join the chorus

Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!

Follow me in merry measure

Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!

While I tell of yuletide treasure

Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!

Fast away the old year passes

Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!

Hail the new, ye lads and lasses!

Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!

Sing we joyous all together

Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!

Heedless of the wind and weather

Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!