Traditional, Arr. Dave Guard / Gretchen Guard

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Song Specific Liner Notes

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Song lyrics

Landlord, fill the flowing bowl until it doth run over.
Landlord, fill the flowing bowl until it doth run over.
For tonight we'll merr-I be, for tonight we'll merr-I be,
for tonight we'll merr-I be, Tomorrow we'll be sober. (What??!!)

Here's to the man who drinks dark ale and goes to bed quite mellow!
Here's to the man who drinks dark ale and goes to bed quite mellow!
He lives as he ought to live, lives as he ought to live,
lives as he ought to live He'll die a jolly good fellow! (Ha! Ha! Ha!)

Here's to the man who drinks water pure and goes to bed quite sober.
Here's to the man who drinks water pure and goes to bed quite sober.
He falls as the leaves do fall, falls as the leaves do fall,
falls as the leaves do fall, He'll die before October! (Ho! Ho! Ho!)

Here's to the maid who steals a kiss and runs to tell her mother.
Here's to the maid who steals a kiss and runs to tell her mother.
She's a foolish, foolish thing. She's a foolish, foolish thing.
She's a foolish, foolish thing For she'll not get another. (Pity!)

Here's to the maid who steals a kiss and stays to steal another.
Here's to the maid who steals a kiss and stays to steal another.
She's a boon to all man kind. She's a boon to all mankind.
She's a boon to all mankind For soon she'll be a mother!

Last revised: March 30, 2006.