[Verse 1] One morning in October, neither drunken nor sober Down Broadbury Down I was wending my way When I heard of some ringing, some dancing and singing I'll always remember that jubilee day [Chorus] 'Twas in Ashwater town, the bells they did sound They rang for a belt and a hat laced with gold But the men of Northlew rang so steady and true That there never were better in Devon, I hold [Verse 2] 'Twas misunderstood of the men of Broadwood Rang a peel on the tenor should never havе been But the men of Northlew rang so stеady and true A difficult matter to beat them, I ween [Chorus] 'Twas in Ashwater town, the bells they did sound They rang for a belt and a hat laced with gold But the men of Northlew rang so steady and true That there never were better in Devon, I hold [Verse 3] Those of Broadwood be naughty, they said to our party We'll ring you a challenge again in the round We'll give you the chance in St. Stephens by Launceston The prize for the winner a note of five pounds [Chorus] 'Twas in Callington town, the bells they did sound They rang for a belt and a hat laced with gold But the men of Northlew rang so steady and true That there never were better in Devon, I hold [Verse 4] So the match it went on in good Callington And the bells they rang out o'er the valleys below The old and young people, the hale and the feeble They came out to hear the sweet bell music flow [Chorus] 'Twas in Callington town, the bells they did sound They rang for a belt and a hat laced with gold But the men of Northlew rang so steady and true That there never were better in Devon I hold [Verse 5] Those of Broadwood once more were obliged to give o'er They were beaten completely again in the round And the men of Northlew rang so steady and true No better than they in the West can be found [Chorus] 'Twas in Ashwater town then in Callington town, the bells they did sound They rang for a belt and a hat laced with gold But the men of Northlew rang so steady and true That there never were better in Devon, I hold 'Twas in Ashwater town then in Callington town, yes, the bells they did sound They rang for a belt and a hat laced with gold But the men of Northlew rang so steady and true That there never were better in Devon, I hold
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