Ren
Faire Pub Sing LyricsHealth
to the Company, Wild Rover,
The Parting Glass, Beer
Beer Beer, Wild Mountain Thyme, Johnny
Jump Up, The Mermaid Song, Loch
Lomond, Johnny at the Door, Holy
Ground, All for Me Grog, Finnegan's
Wake, Black Velvet Band, Whiskey
in the Jar Many
of these songs are on the Brobdingnagian Bards popular CD, "A
Faire To Remember - Renaissance Faire Music CD", featuring 17 popular Ren
Faire songs. Health
to the CompanyDownload
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friends and companions, come join me in rhyme Come lift up your voices in
chorus with mine Let us drink and be merry, all grief to refrain For
we may and might never all meet here again Here's
a health to the company and one to my lass Let us drink and be merry all
out of one glass Let us drink and be merry, all grief to refrain For
we may and might never all meet here again Here's
a health to the dear lass that I love so well Her style and her beauty, sure
none can excel There's a smile upon her countenance as she sits on my knee
Sure there's no one in in this wide world as happy as we Our
ship lies at harbor, she's ready to dock I hope she's safe landed without
any shock If ever we should meet again by land or by sea I will always
remember your kindness to me Wild
RoverI've
been a wild rover for many a year, And I spent all my money on whiskey and
beer, But now I've returned with gold in great store, And I never will
play the wild rover no more. And
it's no, nay, never No, nay, never, no more, Will I play the rover
No never, no more.
I went down to an ale house I used to frequent, And I told the landlady my
money was spent. I asked her for credit, but she answered me "Nay.
Such custom like yours I could have any day." I
took from my pocket ten sovereigns bright, And the landlady's eyes opened
wide with delight, She said, "I have whiskeys and wines of the best,
And I'll take you upstairs, and I'll show you the rest. I'll
go home to my parents, confess what I've done, And I'll ask them to pardon
their prodigal son. And if they caress me as oft times before, I never
will play the wild rover no more! The
Parting GlassDownload
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all the money that e'er I spent I've spent it in good company And all
the harm that e'er Ive done Alas it was to none but me. And all
I've done for want of wit To memory now I can't recall So fill to me the
parting glass Good night and joy be with you all. Oh,
all the comrades that e'er I had Are sorry for my going away And all the
sweethearts that e'er I kissed They'd wish me one more day to stay. But
since it falls unto my lot That I should rise and you should not I'll
gently rise and softly call Good night and joy be with you all. If
I had money enough to spend And leisure to sit awhile There is a fair
maid in the town That sorely has my heart beguiled. Her rosy cheeks and
ruby lips I own she has my heart enthralled So fill to me the parting
glass Good night and joy be with you all. Beer,
Beer, BeerA
long time ago, beginning of history When all they had to drink was nothing
but cups of tea Along came a man by the name of Charlie Mopps And he invented
a wonderful drink and he made it out of hopps He'd
like to have been an admiral, a sultan, or a king And to his praises we shall
always sing Look what he has done for us, he's filled us up with cheer
The Lord bless Charlie Mopps, the man who invented beer beer beer beer...
The Curtis bar,
the James' Pub, the Hole in the Wall as well one thing you can be sure of,
its Charlie's beer they sell so all ye lads a lasses at eleven O'clock ye
stop for five short seconds, remember Charlie Mops 1 2 3 4 5 A
barrel of malt, a bushel of hops, you stir it around with a stick, the kind
of lubrication to make your engine tick. 40 pints of wallop a day will keep
away the quacks. Its only eight pence hapenny and one and six in tax, 1 2
3 4 5 Wild
Mountain Thyme Oh,
the summer time is coming, And the trees are blooming, And the wild
mountain thyme Grows around the blooming heather. Will
you go, lassie, will you go? And we'll all go together To pull wild
mountain thyme All around the blooming heather, Will you go, lassie,
go? I will
build my love a bower By yon clear and crystal fountain, And all around
the bower, I'll pile flowers from the mountain. If
my true love, she won't have me, I will surely find another To pull
wild mountain thyme All around the blooming heather. Oh,
the summertime is coming And thre trees are blooming And the wild mountain
thyme Grows around the blooming heather. Johnny
Jump Up
I'll tell you that happened to me One day as I went down to Cork by the sea
The sun it was hot and the day it was warm, Says I a quiet pint wouldn't do
me no harm I
went in and I called for a bottle of stout Says the barman, I'm sorry, all
the beer is sold out Try whiskey or paddy, ten years in the wood Says
I, I'll try cider, I've heard it was good. Oh
never, Oh never, Oh never again If I live to be a hundred or a hundred and
ten I fell to the ground and I couldn't get up After drinking a quart
of the Johnny Jump Up After
downing the third I went out to the yard Where I bumped into Brody, the big
civic guard Come here to me boy, don't you know I'm the law? Well, I up
with me fist and I shattered his jaw He
fell to the ground with his knees doubled up But it wasn't I hit him, 'twas
Johnny Jump Up The next thing I remember down in Cork by the sea Was a
cripple on crutches and says he to me I'm
afraid of me life I'll be hit by a car Won't you help me across to the Celtic
Knot Bar? After downing a quart of that cider so sweet He threw down his
crutches and danced on his feet I
went up the lee road, a friend for to see They call it the madhouse in Cork
by the Sea Butl when I got there, sure the truth I will tell, They had
this poor bugger locked up in a cell Said
the guard, testing him, say these words if you can, "Around the rugged
rock the ragged rascal ran" Tell him I'm not crazy, tell him I'm not
mad It was only a sip of the bottle I had Well,
a man died in the mines by the name of McNabb They washed him and laid him
outside on the slab And after the parlors measurements did take His wife
brought him home to a bloody fine wake Twas
about 12 o'clock and the beer was high The corpse sits up and says with a
sigh I can't get to heaven, they won't let me up Til I bring them a quart
of the Johnny Jump Up The
Mermaid SongT'was
Friday morn when we set sail And we were not far from the land When
the captain, he spied a lovely mermaid With a comb and a glass in her hand
O the ocean's
waves will roll And the stormy winds will blow While we poor sailors
go skipping to the top And the landlubbers lie down below (below, below)
And the landlubbers lie down below And
up spoke the captain of our gallant ship And a well-spoken man was he
I have me a wife in Salem by the sea And tonight she a widow will be
And up spoke the cookie of our gallant ship And a red hot cookie was
he Saying I care much more for my pots and my pans Than I do for the
bottom of the sea Then
up spoke the cabinboy, of our gallant ship And a nasty little lad was he.
I'm not quite sure I can spell "mermaid" But I'm going to
the bottom of the sea. Then
three times around went our gallant ship And three times around went she
Three times around went our gallant ship And she sank to the bottom
of the sea Loch
LomondBy
yon bonnie banks and by yon bonnie braes, Where the sun shines bright on Loch
Lomond Where me and my true love were ever wont to gae, On the bonnie
bonnie banks of Loch Lomond. Oh!
You'll take the high road, and I'll take the low road, And I'll be in Scotland
afore ye, But me and my true love will never meet again, On the bonnie,
bonnie banks of Loch Lomond. T'was
then that we parted, In yon shady glen, On the steep, steep side of Ben Lomond,
Where, in purple hue, The highland hills we view, And the moon coming out
in the gloaming. The
wee birdies sing, And the wild flowers spring, And in sunshine the waters
sleeping. But the broken heart it kens, Nae second spring again, Though
the waeful may cease frae their greeting. Johnny
at the Door Download
a free Pub sing MP3 Johnny
awoke with an ache in his head. Bad dreams had made him ill. And he grumbled
as he dressed despite his duress As he made his way to the mill. Well
he never wanted to work that day, But the foreman had himself clear. So
Johnny dreamed of the eve to come When he'd drink him beer after beer, singing...
"I'll drink
from dusk till dawn I'll drink a toast to day's end. Yes, I'll drink from
dusk till dawn And I'll drink to the health of me friends." It
was a cold morning, went straight to his bones Oh, he wished that he had him
some ale. Just one fine glass of stout Guiness Would hold him till the
end of the trail. Oh his mouth watered with the thought of ale By the
time he arrived he'd decide That not even Death could keep him away From
his friends and their favorite dive. They'd sing... Johnny
worked hard all the day His mind away drinking alone And he told his friends
of the pledge he'd made And the fantasy that kept him afloat. "Come
hell or high water I'll drink with you Nothing could keep me away."
When the day came to end, he left with a friend. Together they walked and
they sang... On
the road they came to a bridge of rope And there they met a man With a
scythe in his hand and an evil grin Twas Old Death who cut Johnny down.
Johnny's friend crossed himself, swore it'was the truth As he retold the scene
to the bar And they raised a glass to Johnny's last words, "I'll
drink with ye come hell or high water!" He said... Well
the door swung open, a cold wind blew in And there stood a man unafraid.
He called for a beer. They realized when near It was Johnny come back from
the grave. He said, "You could keep me away from work. For there's
nothing I live for me there. But I told you today of the pledge I made
You can't keep a man from his beer! They sang... Holy
GroundFare
thee well my lovely Dinah, a thousand times adieu For we're going away from
the Holy Ground and the girls we all love true We will sail the salt sea over
and then return for sure To see again the girls we love and the Holy Ground
once more Fine girl you are! You're
the girl I do adore and still I live in hopes to see the Holy Ground once
more Fine girl you are! And
now the storm is raging and we are far from shore And the good old ship is
tossing about and the riggin' is all tore And the secret of my mind, my love,
you're the girl I do adore And still I live in hopes to see the Holy Ground
once more Fine girl you are! You're
the girl I do adore and still I live in hopes to see the Holy Ground once
more Fine girl you are! And
now the storm is over and we are safe and well We will go into a Public House
and we'll sit and drink like hell We will drink strong ale and porter and
we'll make the rafters roar And when our money is all spent we'll go to sea
once more Fine girl you are! You're
the girl I do adore and still I live in hopes to see the Holy Ground once
more Fine girl you are! All
for Me GrogWell
it's all for me grog, me jolly jolly grog It's all for me beer and tobacco
For I spent all me tin with the lassies drinking gin Far across the western
ocean I must wander Where
are me boots, me noggin', noggin' boots? They're all gone for beer and tobacco
For the heels they are worn out and the toes are kicked about And the soles
are looking out for better weather Where
is me shirt, my noggin', noggin' shirt? It's all gone for beer and tobacco
For the collar is all worn, and the sleeves they are all torn And the tail
is looking out for better weather I'm
sick in the head and I haven't been to bed Since first I came ashore with
me slumber For I spent all me dough on the lassies movin' slow Far across
the Western Ocean I must wander Where
is me bed, me noggin' noggin bed It's all gone for beer and tobacco Well
I lent it to a whore and now the sheets are all tore And the springs are looking
out for better whether. Where
is me wench, me noggin' noggin' whence She's all gone for beer and tobacco
Well her (clap) is all worn out and her (clap) is knocked about And
her (clap) is looking out for better weather. Finnegan's
WakeTim
Finnegan lived in Walkin Street, A gentle Irishman mighty odd He had
a brogue both rich and sweet, An' to rise in the world he carried a hod
You see he'd a sort of a tipplers way but for the love for the liquor poor
Tim was born To help him on his way each day, he'd a drop of the craythur
every morn Whack
fol the dah now dance to yer partner round the flure yer trotters shake
Bend an ear to the truth they tell ye, we had lots of fun at Finnegan's Wake
One morning Tim
got rather full, his head felt heavy which made him shake Fell from a
ladder and he broke his skull, and they carried him home his corpse to wake
Rolled him up in a nice clean sheet, and laid him out upon the bed A
bottle of whiskey at his feet and a barrel of porter at his head His
friends assembled at the wake, and Widow Finnegan called for lunch First
she brought in tay and cake, then pipes, tobacco and whiskey punch Biddy
O'Brien began to cry, "Such a nice clean corpse, did you ever see,
Tim, auvreem! O, why did you die?", "Will ye hould your gob?"
said Paddy McGee Then
Maggie O'Connor took up the cry, "O Biddy" says she "you're
wrong, I'm sure" Biddy gave her a belt in the gob and sent her sprawling
on the floor Then the war did soon engage, t'was woman to woman and man
to man Shillelagh law was all the rage and a row and a ruction soon began
Mickey Maloney
ducked his head when a bucket of whiskey flew at him It missed, and falling
on the bed, the liquor scattered over Tim Now the spirits new life gave
the corpse, my joy! Tim jumped like a Trojan from the bed Cryin will
ye walup each girl and boy, t'underin' Jaysus, do ye think I'm dead?"
Black
Velvet Band Well,
I was out strolling one evening Not intending to stay very long
When I met with a frolicsome damsel As She came a trippin along
Her eyes they shone
like the diamond You'd think she was queen of the land And
her hair hung over her shoulder Tied up in a black velvet band
Well a watch, she
pulled out her pocket And slipped it right into my hand On
the very first day that I met her, Bad luck to the black velvet band
Before judge and
jury next morning Both of us did appear A gentleman claimed
his jewelry And the case against us was clear. Now
seven long years transportation Right down to Van Dieman's Land
Far away from my friends and companions To follow the black velvet band
Whiskey
in the Jar
As I was going over the far famed Kerry mountains I met with captain Farrell
and his money he was counting. I first produced my pistol, and then produced
my rapier. Said stand and deliver, for I am a bold deceiver. musha
ring dumma do damma da whack for the daddy 'ol whack for the daddy 'ol
there's whiskey in the jar I
counted out his money, and it made a pretty penny. I put it in my pocket and
I took it home to Jenny. She said and she swore, that she never would deceive
me, but the devil take the women, for they never can be easy I
went into my chamber, all for to take a slumber, I dreamt of gold and jewels
and for sure it was no wonder. But Jenny took my charges and she filled them
up with water, Then sent for captain Farrel to be ready for the slaughter.
It was
early in the morning, as I rose up for travel, The guards were all around
me and likewise captain Farrel. I first produced my pistol, for she stole
away my rapier, But I couldn't shoot the water so a prisoner I was taken.
If anyone
can aid me, it's my brother in the army, If
I can find his station down in Cork or in Killarney. And if he'll come and
save me, we'll go roving near Kilkenny, And I swear he'll treat me better
than me darling sportling Jenny Now
some men take delight in the drinking and the roving, But others take delight
in the gambling and the smoking. But I take delight in the juice of the barley,
And courting pretty fair maids in the morning bright and early |