Come And Be Welcome

Come and be welcome, O wandering minstrel

Spreading your music from city to town

Be you harper or piper, your duty is noble

You carry the tunes that will never die down

Come from the forest and sit 'round the fire

Come from the fields and enter our hall

Come drink from the guest-cup

Come join in our circle

Come and be welcome ye bards one and all

Come and be welcome, O noble court poet

The treasure of knowledge is kept in your words

So unlock the riches of rhyme and of rhythm

And let all the wealth of your wisdom be heard

Come and be welcome, O fair-voiced singer

Weaving the magic of music along

You can thunder the heavens to raise up an army

Or simply bring laughter and peace with a song

Come and be welcome, O rare tale-teller

With stories of wonder you wisely recall

Now tell of the heroes who dwell in our history

For tales that are true are the best of them all

Come and be welcome, wherever you hail from

Share all the secrets and joys of your art

For every new voice that joins in the chorus

Can uplift the spirit and cheer the heart

Come from the forest and sit 'round the fire

Come from the fields and enter our hall

Come drink from the guest-cup

Come join in our circle

Come and be welcome ye bards one and all