From the recording Samhain: A Celtic Halloween
Vocals: Doreen Wiley, Padraic Conroy, Zac Leger & Aedan MacDonnell
Celtic Harp: Aedan MacDonnell
Guitar: Padraic Conroy
Bodzouki: Zac Leger
Narration: Ken O'Malley
Narration written by Aedan MacDonnell
Recorded and Mastered: Michael Kelly
Lyrics
Hey ho, nobody home
meat nor drink nor money have we non
yet we will be happy, hey ho nobody home
[chorus]
soul, soul, soul cakes
please good missus a soul cake
apple a pear, a plum or a cherry
any good thing to make us all merry
one for Peter, one for Paul
one for him to made us all
[verses]
God bless the master of this house and the mistress also,
And all the little children that round your table grow,
The cattle in your stable,
The dogs at your front door,
And all that dwell within your gates
We'll wish you ten times more.
[chorus]
Go down into the cellar
And see what you can find;
If the barrels are not empty
We'll hope that you'll be kind;
We'll hope that you'll be kind
With your apple and your pear,
And we'll come no more a-soulin'
Till this time next year.
[chorus]
The streets are very dirty,
Me shoes are very thin,
I have a little pocket
To put a penny in;
If you haven't got a penny
A ha'penny will do,
If you haven't got a ha'penny
Then God bless you.
[chorus]