A is for axes as well you all know
And B are the boys that can swing them also
C is for chopping the first to begin
D is the danger we oft times are in
E is the echo that through the woods rang
And F is the foreman the boss of our gang
G is the grindstone that swiftly does move
H is the handel so slick and so smooth
So Merry so merry so merry are we
No mortal on Earth is as happy as we
Sing hi derry ho derry hi derry down
Give a shanty boy rum and nothing goes wrong
I is the iron that marks all our pine
And J is the jobber who's never on time
K is keen edges our axes do keep
L is the lice that keep us from sleep
M is the moss that we stuff in our camp
And N the old needle to sow up our pants
O is the owl that hoots in the night
P is the pine we fell in daylight
So Merry so merry so merry are we
No mortal on Earth is as happy as we
Sing hi derry ho derry hi derry down
Give a shanty boy rum and nothing goes wrong
Q is the quarreling we never allow
R is the river our logs they do plow
S is the sleigh so stout and so strong
T is the team that pulls it along
U is the uses we put the team to
And V is the valley we drive the logs through
W the woods which we leave in the spring
X, Y, Z thats all I'm going to sing
So Merry so merry so merry are we
No mortal on Earth is as happy as we
Sing hi derry ho derry hi derry down
Give a shanty boy rum and nothing goes wrong
So Merry so merry so merry are we
No mortal on Earth is as happy as we
Sing hi derry ho derry hi derry down
Give a shanty boy rum and nothing goes wrong