When Jones' Ale Was New
There were three jovial fellows came over the hill together
Came over the hill together for to join the jovial crew
Chorus:
And they ordered their pints of beer
And bottles of sherry
To help them over the hill so merry,
To help them over the hill so merry,
When Jones's Ale was new, me boys,
When Jones's Ale was new.
And the first to come in was a lumpman
With muscles all over his front, man
With muscles all over his front, man
For to join the jovial crew
And he threw his old rake out over the pan
And flexed his muscles like Desperate Dan
And said "Don't you fancy a bit of this man?!"
When Jones's Ale was new, me boys,
When Jones's Ale was new.
And the next to come in was a waller
And he was very much smaller
And he was very much smaller
For to join the jovial crew
And he boasts how he works way up so high
He says, "No one goes up as far as I
But my how this work makes me awful dry"
When Jones's Ale was new, me boys,
When Jones's Ale was new.
And the last to come in was a stitcher
She's as pretty as a picture
As pretty as a picture
For to join the jovial crew
And she showed how her needle goes out and in
And careful not to prick your skin
Now let those bottles come rolling in
When Jones's Ale was new, me boys,
When Jones's Ale was new.
Come. Landlord. Fill The Flowing Bowl
Come, landlord, fill the flowing bowl until it doth run over
Come, landlord, fill the flowing bowl until it doth run over
For tonight we'll merry, merry be
For tonight we'll merry, merry be
For tonight we'll merry, merry be
Tomorrow we'll be sober
Here's to the man that drinks no ale and goes to bed quite sober
He fades as the leaves do fade -and drops off in October
Here's to the man that drinks strong ale and goes to bed quite
He lives as he ought to live -and dies a jolly good fellow
Here's to the girl that takes a kiss and runs to tell her mother
She's a very foolish thing -she'll never get another
Here's to the girl that takes a kiss and then asks for another
She's a boon to all mankind -and soon she'll be a mother
(First verse is used as a chorus, other verses are sung to the same pattern.)
Thousands Or More
Now time passes over more cheerful and gay
Since we've learned a new act to drive sorrows away
Now time passes over more cheerful and gay
Since we've learned a new act to drive sorrows away
Sorrows away, sorrows awa-a-ay, sorrows awa-a-ay
Since we've learned a new act to drive sorrows away
Bright Phoebus she rises so high in the sky
With her red rosy cheeks and her sparkling eye
If you ask for my credit, you'll find I have none
With my bottle and friends, you will find me at home
Although I'm not rich and although I'm not poor
I'm as happy as them that's got thousands or more
(Each verse contains repeated lines as the first)
