(He goes and sits down in a corner, munching
a crust and dozing.)
Servant: Come in here let ye, and show what
ye can do!
(Wrenboys come in playing a fife. They are
wearing little masks and are dressed in
ragged tunics; they carry drum and, fife,
and stand in a line.)
All Five Wrenboys: (Together.)
The wren, the wren, the King of all birds,
On Stephen's Day was caught in the furze.
Although he's small his family's great,
Rise up kind gentry and give us a treat!
(
Rub-a-tub-tub-tub, on the drum