The Holly And The Ivy Chords

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 The Cholly and Fthe Civy,

 When they are both Ffull Cgrown,

 Of Gall Amtrees that are Cin the Gwood,

 The Cholly Gbears the Ccrown

 O, the Crising of Fthe Csun,

 And the running of Fthe Cdeer

 The Gplaying Amof the Cmerry Gorgan,

CSweet singing Gin the Cchoir.

 The Cholly bears Fa Cblossom,

 As white as liFly Cflow'r,

 And GMary Ambore sweet CJesus GChrist,

CTo be our Gdear SaviCour

The holly bears a berry,

As red as any blood,

And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ,

To do poor sinners good

The holly bears a prickle,

As sharp as any thorn,

And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ,

On Christmas Day in the morn

The holly bears a bark,

As bitter as the gall,

And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ,

For to redeem us all

The holly and the ivy,

When they are both full grown,

Of all trees that are in the wood,

The holly bears the crown