It was a tradition in some parts of England for a party of men and boys to bring around a dead wrn in a box to the door-steps of every house they could find; they would charge for opening the box for a look, and expected at the least a drink...things might go badly were they not obliged, especially after they all each had had a few.
The song is also called 'Cutty Wren' and 'Please to See the King'.
It was a tradition in some parts of England for a party of men and boys to bring around a dead wrn in a box to the door-steps of every house they could find; they would charge for opening the box for a look, and expected at the least a drink...things might go badly were they not obliged, especially after they all each had had a few.
The song is also called 'Cutty Wren' and 'Please to See the King'.