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1. The Holly and the Ivy / Now both are full well grown; / Of all the trees that spring in wood / The Holly bears the crown; / The Holly bears a blossom / As white as lily flower, / And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ, / To be our sweet Saviour, / To be our sweet Saviour.
2. 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, / On Christmas day in the morn.
3. The Holly bears a bark / As bitter as any gall; / And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ / For to redeem us all. / The Holly and the Ivy / Now both are full well grown; / Of all the trees that spring in wood / The Holly bears the crown, / The Holly bears the crown.