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That Great Christmas Pud by John Kirkpatrick
That Great Christmas Pud
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:C
Capo:no capo
[Chorus 1]
C F C F G
Stir up our lord we beseech thee, the fruits of the earth, in a pot.
F G Am Dm C
For that great Christmas pud, it will do us all good and come Christmas we'll
G C
scoff up the lot.
C G C
[Verse 1]
C F C F C
Take flour, take breadcrumbs eight ounces each one and a pound of brown sugar add
in, and
G C D
an ounce of mixed spice and another ounce more and a small pinch of salt and one
G
more to make sure.
C F Em Am
Twelve ounces of suet for fattening, it won't half make your whole kitchen pong,
F C F G
so have a few sips of the brandy, for that's how the pudding goes on.
[Chorus 2]
C F C F G
Oh, Stir up our lord we beseech thee, the fruits of the earth, in a pot.
F G Am Dm C
For that great Christmas pud, it will do us all good and come Christmas we'll
G C
scoff up the lot.
C G C
[Verse 2]
C F C F C
Sultanas and currants and raisins come next, it's one pound of each you chuck in,
G C D
and then you must take them back out once again, for picking the stalks off now
G
has to begin.
C F Em Am
So you pick and you fiddle and twiddle, no job ever lasted so long,
F C F G
so have a few sips of the brandy for that's how the pudding goes on.
[Chorus 3]
C F C F G
Oh, Stir up our lord we beseech thee, the fruits of the earth, in a pot.
F G Am Dm C
For that great Christmas pud, it will do us all good and come Christmas we'll
G C
scoff up the lot.
C G C
[Verse 3]
C F C F
Four ounces of almonds now blanche and chop small, and half a pound more of
C
soaked prunes,
G C D
and some good candied peel, add whatever you feel. A pound and a half that should
G
give it some zeal.
C F Em Am
A zest of an orange and lemon and you squeeze out the juice good and strong
F C F G
and have a few sips of the brandy for that's how the pudding goes on.
[Chorus 4]
C F C F G
Oh, Stir up our lord we beseech thee, the fruits of the earth, in a pot.
F G Am Dm C
For that great Christmas pud, it will do us all good and come Christmas we'll
G C
scoff up the lot.
C G C
[Verse 4]
C F C F C
One carrot, one apple, you grate them both in, and then in to a bowl on the side.
G C D
Pour one barley wine and a bottle of stout and a small glass of brandy if it
G G
hasn't run out,
C F Em Am
add one dozen eggs when you've whisked em', pour in and the jobs nearly done,
F C F G
and you send someone out for more brandy or how can the pudding go on?
[Chorus 5]
C F C F G
Oh, Stir up our lord we beseech thee, the fruits of the earth, in a pot.
F G Am Dm C
For that great Christmas pud, it will do us all good and come Christmas we'll
G C
scoff up the lot.
C G C
[Verse 5]
C F C F
Add the old silver sixpence for the luck it will bring, and you all make a wish
C
as you stir,
G C D
and into greased bases next day pour it in, all trussed up with foil,
G G
grease-proof paper and string,
C F Em
And it sits for eight hours on the steamer and on Christmas day steam for two
Am
more,
F C D G
and you pour on the last of the brandy and light it and watch the flames roar.
[Chorus 6]
C F C F G
Oh, Stir up our lord we beseech thee, the fruits of the earth, in a pot.
F G Am Dm C
For that great Christmas pud, it will do us all good and come Christmas we'll
G C
scoff up the lot.
F G Am Dm C
For that great Christmas pud, it will do us all good and come Christmas we'll
G C
scoff up the lot.
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