A dry summer that year shall be,
As all that are born therein may see;
They shall be strong and covetous.
If thou steal aught, thou losest thy life,
For thou shalt die through sword or knife
But if thou fall sick ’tis certain
Thou shalt turn to life again.
If Christmas day, the truth to say,
Fall upon a Wednesday,
There shall be a hard winter and strong,