from Shoemaker's Holiday, or the Gentle Craft by Thomas Dekker Cold's the wind, and wet's the rain,     Saint Hugh be our good speed ; Ill is the weather that bringeth no gain,     Nor helps good hearts in need. Troll the bowl, the jolly nut-brown bowl,     And here, kind mate, to thee ; Let's sing a dirge for Saint Hugh's soul,     And down it merrily. Down-a-down, hey, down-a-down,     Hey derry derry down-a-down,     Close with the tenor, boy ; Ho ! well done, to me let come,     Ring compass, gentle joy. Troll the bowl, the nut-brown bowl,     And here, kind, &c. (As often as there be men to drink.) (At last, when all have drunk, this verse.) Cold's the wind, and wet's the rain,     Saint Hugh be our good speed ; Ill is the weather that bringeth no gain,     Nor helps good hearts in need. Poetry of the English Renaissance 1509-1660. J. William Hebel and Hoyt H. Hudson, Eds. New York: F. S. Crofts & Co., 1941. 390. Site copyright © 1996-2001 Anniina Jokinen. All Rights Reserved. Created by Anniina Jokinen on June 21, 2001.