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PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Unthanks
The Unthanks
Vocals
Adrian McNally
Adrian McNally
Vocals
Niopha Keegan
Niopha Keegan
Vocals
Chris Price
Chris Price
Vocals
Fay MacCalman
Fay MacCalman
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
George Unthank
George Unthank
Composer
Arr The Unthanks
Arr The Unthanks
Composer
The Unthanks
The Unthanks
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Adrian McNally
Adrian McNally
Producer
Ruxandra Dedu
Ruxandra Dedu
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

Tar barrel in Dale
Fire in snow
Toast the New Year
Bid farewell to the old
The old year out
The New Year in
Please won't you let
The lucky bird in
With bottle in hand
And a piece of black coal
A stranger's a friend
When first-footing you go
Tar barrel in Dale
Fire in snow
Toast the New Year
Bid farewell to the old
At midnight's approach
The band you can hear
The fiery procession
Of guisers draws near
With friends and good company
With voices so clear
Singing in harmony
Bringing in the New Year
Tar barrel in Dale
Fire in snow
Toast the New Year
Bid farewell to the old
Off the heads of the guisers
The blazing barrels are hurled
Onto the bonfire
Smoke, sparks and flames swirl
Amidst cheers and rejoicing
The rights of Old Father Time
We'll link arms together
Sing Auld Lang Syne
Tar barrel in Dale
Fire in snow
Toast the New Year
Bid farewell to the old
Throughout the year
When we sing this song
With old friends and new friends
Sing along
May good fortune be with you
From all sorrows refrain
Till that happy time
When we all meet again
Tar barrel in Dale
Fire in snow
Toast the New Year
Bid farewell to the old
Tar barrel in Dale
Fire in snow
Toast the New Year
Bid farewell to the old
Written by: Arr The Unthanks, Composer Unknown, George Unthank

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