Winter Solstice

Gather the folk with the coming of winter

All through the valley

All through the town

The wolves are still howlin

The horses are cryin

The cattle are bellowin

The pigs make a sound

The time has come for celebration

Solstice is here

Gather your folk

Drink to the solstice

Drink to the kinfolk

The end of the harvest

And end of the year

Drink to the solstice

Drink to the kinfolk

The end of the harvest

And end of the year

The forest is sleeping

The leaves are all brown

And the men of the village have laid down their plows

All of the trees have been gathered and stacked

Now the hay and the seed have been gathered and packed

All of the larders and cupboards are filled

The crops have been gathered

The animals killed

Now the wolves are still howlin

The horses are cryin

The cattle are bellowin

The pigs make a sound

The time has come for celebration

Solstice is here

Gather your folk

Drink to the solstice

Drink to the kinfolk

The end of the harvest

And end of the year

Drink to the solstice

Drink to the kinfolk

The end of the harvest

And end of the year

All of the fields are now covered with snow

And the lake is now frozen

And the icebergs grow

And all of the birds have now flown away

The ducks and the swans and the sparrow and jay

All of the swallows and geese have gone

And the only birds left are the raven and crow

Now the women have made all the ale and the wine

And the mothers have baked all the bread and the pies

All of the cider and the beer has been brewed

And all of the stew and the porridge and soup

All of the puddings and pastries are cooked