Soul Cake

I'll sing you one, oh

Green grow the rushes, oh

What is your one, oh?

One is one and all alone

And evermore shall be so

I'll sing you two, oh

Green grow the rushes, oh

What is your two, oh?

Two, two, the lily-white boys clothed in all green, oh

One is one and all alone

And evermore shall be so

I'll sing you three, oh

Green grow the rushes, oh

What is your three, oh?

Three, three, the rivals

Two, two, the lily-white boys clothed in all green, oh

For one is one and all alone

And evermore shall be so

A soul, a soul, a soul cake

Please me with your soul cake

Who bit the apple? Who stole the cherry?

Knock it down and make us merry

One for the rise, two for the fall

Three for the knot that ties us all

Four for the shine, five stars call

Six to carry us from this brawl

Who made us all?

Who made us all?

Bless the makers of this house, the company, our kin

The chosen word, the dramaturge

The flesh, the sweat, the skin

Bless the babies in this bed, the sinus and the snot

The regiment, the new ferment

God bless the whole damn lot

For a soul, a soul, a soul cake

Bake or break a soul cake

Scrump the apple, glass the cherry

Parsley, sage, and rosemary

Time to rise, time to fall

Time to take your curtain call

Time is up, time, it mends

Time brings all things to an end

Bless the keepers of this house, the fool, the mime, the clown

The mask of your forgotten dream, black velvet ballroom gown

The pasodoble, the promenade, the moves we learned from France

The do-si-do, the small red nose, lock sword, lord of dance

For a soul, a soul, a soul cake

Dance with death in a soul cake

An apple, a pear, a plum, or a cherry

All the fruits of this luminary

One for the sea, two for the soil

Three for a spin on this mortal coil

Seven bright stars in the sky

Six for the six proud walkers

Some have symbols at their door

Some are lie, the eye no more

Some will rise, some will fall

Some will never hear the call