Oaken logs will warm you well,

that are old and dry;

Logs of pine will sweetly smell,

but the sparks will fly.

Birch logs will bum too fast;

chestnut, scarce at all.

Hawthorn logs are good to last,

cut them in the fall.


Refrain:

Fire burn bright,

long into the night,

Fire burn warm

keep away the damp and chill ’til morn.


Holly logs will burn like wax,

you may burn them green;

Elm logs, like to smouldering flax,

no flame to be seen.

Beech logs for the winter-time,

Yew logs as well.

Green alder logs it is a crime

for any man to sell. [Refrain]


Pear logs and apple logs,

they will scent your room.

Cherry logs across the dogs

smell like flowers of broom.

Ash logs, smooth and grey,

burn them green or old;

Buy up all that come your way,
worth their weight in gold. [Refrain]