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


these lyrics are submitted by Anonymous