(With his sceptre for baton, Caspar leads in dance and song Wolf, Bear, Lion, Elf and Gnome, the Beasts holding their cakes, the Fairies playing their instruments. Joining in their blithe dance of devotion, the old King clutches the great flap of his crown, to keep it from joggling off.)
Carol 6. Dance-Carol of the Evergreen.
ALL
(Sing, to the strongly stressed dance-rhythm)
O Evergreen, our Evergreen!
Thy boughs are brave and bright o’ sheen,
Thy bark and wood are live and strong
And bonny with the berry.
So we will sing our even-song
And dance for thee, like king and queen.—