A keepèn up o' Chris'mas.
We plaÿ'd at forfeits, an' we spun
The trencher roun', an' meäde such fun!
An' had a geäme o' dree-ceärd loo,
An' then begun to hunt the shoe.
An' all the wold vo'k zittèn near,
A-chattèn roun' the vier pleäce,
Did smile in woone another's feäce.
An' sheäke right hands wi' hearty cheer,
An' let their left hands spill their beer,