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Of course one should not drink much, but often.
Of course one should not drink much, but often.
Inspiring bold John Barleycorn,
What dangers thou canst make us scorn!
Wi' tippenny, we fear nae evil;
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Inspiring bold John Barleycorn,
What dangers thou canst make us scorn!
Wi' tippenny, we fear nae evil;
Wi' usquebae, we'll face the devil!
If you are invited to drink at any man's house more than you
think is wholesome, you may say read more
If you are invited to drink at any man's house more than you
think is wholesome, you may say "you wish you could, but so
little makes you both drunk and sick; that you should only be bad
company by doing so."
Mynheer Vandunck, though he never was drunk,
Sipped brandy and water gayly.
Mynheer Vandunck, though he never was drunk,
Sipped brandy and water gayly.
Nothing in Nature's sober found,
But an eternal Health goes round.
Fill up the Bowl then, fill read more
Nothing in Nature's sober found,
But an eternal Health goes round.
Fill up the Bowl then, fill it high--
Fill all the Glasses there; for why
Should every Creature Drink but I?
Why, Man of Morals, tell me why?
When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.
When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.
Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only to live.
Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only to live.
How gracious those dews of solace that over my senses fall
At the clink of the ice in the read more
How gracious those dews of solace that over my senses fall
At the clink of the ice in the pitcher the boy brings up the
hall.
When the liquor's out, why clink the cannikin?
When the liquor's out, why clink the cannikin?
