(C) Emily Holbert Kellam
LYRICS
Come and be welcome
Oh wandering minstrel
Spreading your music
From city to town
Be you harper or piper
Your duty is noble
You carry the tunes
That will never die down
CHORUS:
Come from the forest
And sit around the fire
Come from the fields
And enter our hall
Come drink from the guest-cup
Come join in our circle
Come and be welcome
Ye bards one and all
Come and be welcome
Oh noble court poet
The treasure of knowledge
Is kept in your words
So unlock the riches
Of rhyme and of rhythm
And let all the wealth
Of your wisdom be heard
CHORUS
Come and be welcome
Oh fair-voiced singer
Weaving the magic
Of music along
You can thunder the heavens
To raise up an army
Or simply bring laughter
And peace with a song
CHORUS
Come and be welcome
Oh rare tale-teller
With stories of wonder
You wisely recall
Now tell of the heroes
Who dwell in our history
For tales that are true
Are the best of them all
CHORUS
Come and be welcome
Wherever you hail from
Share all the secrets
And joys of your art
For every new voice
That joins in the chorus
Will uplift the spirit
And cheer the heart
CHORUS x 2
Come and be welcome
Ye bards one and all
Come and be welcome
Ye bards one and all…
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