Brown Paper Bag Mummers Play Sandford Wassail Video Alan Quick IMG_4012

Hundreds of people took part in the Wassail at Sandford near Crediton. Video by Alan Quick

Transcript

00:00 me never have found. Show me, show me the man who dares before me stand. Who's this?

00:08 I'm the black prince of paradise.

00:13 The black country king. With sword and booklet by my side and through the woods I ring.

00:20 I'm the black prince of paradise from Wolverhampton I came.

00:28 To fight thee St George upon this very plain. I'm the black prince of paradise of fiery renown.

00:36 And soon I'll take my sword and knock thy lofty courage to down.

00:43 Stand back thou black country dog or by my sword thou die. I'll cut thy body into four parts

00:56 and make thy buttons fly. Ha! Thy bragging and thy boasting man that is not in thy power.

01:03 For I'll cut thee into slashes less nof nowa. Oh slashing man, oh slashing man.

01:13 Don't tell such porcupines for I'll cut thee into slashes as small as any flies.

01:24 Be off thou dirty Dudley dog. Dudley? Dudley! And let no more be said

01:31 for if I draw my glittering sword I'll surely break thy head.