Category: Outlandish songs

Text & Melody: JauvetListen: https://youtu.be/JcIqpyUsI1o In the trade of jester, we’re fools that play our part.In an act sworn by folklore, where the lines are made by heart. Getting gold from the noblesand mocking from yey all.But we drink with the greatest warriorsand we dance in every hall. We travel through the countries. We goTill låt →

Text: J. R. R. TolkienListen: https://youtu.be/_Gf39-AZ5bg You can search far and wideYou can drink the whole town dryBut you’ll never find a beer so brown(But you’ll never find a beer so brown)But you’ll never find a beer so brownAs the one we drink in our home town You can drink your fancy alesYou can drinkTill låt →

Text & Melody: Mike CrossListen: https://youtu.be/MZ35SOU9HTM Well a Scotsman clad in kilt left a bar one evening fairAnd one could tell by how he walked that he’d drunk more than his shareHe fumbled round until he could no longer keep his feetThen he stumbled off into the grass to sleep beside the streetRing ding diddleTill låt →

Text & Melody: Paul and StormListen: https://youtu.be/e9iF-5ip8ZA The ship sailed into harborAfter fifteen months at seaThe captain hit the tavernWith his crew of fifty-three After drinking up their payThey staggered through the townBut all the inns and public housesTurned the sailors down The captain said “Fear not, me ladsYou all can come with meI liveTill låt →

Unknown source, several versions exist Attention all you gentlemenYou’ve called on me to singBut I can well assure you thatI can do no such thingBut now that you have called on meI’ll try my best to do||: And when I comes to the chorusI hope you’ll join me too :|| I went to courting ofTill låt →

Text & Melody: Stan RogersListen: https://youtu.be/ZIwzRkjn86w Oh, the year was 1778, How I Wish I Was In Sherbrooke Now!A letter of marque came from the king,To the scummiest vessel I’d ever seen, God damn them all!I was told we’d cruise the seasfor American goldWe’d fire no gunsshed no tearsNow I’m a broken man on aTill låt →

Text & Melody: Trad.Listen: https://youtu.be/fHp4T1YdAT4 And it’s all for me grog, me jolly, jolly grogAll for me beer and tobaccoWell I spent all me tin on thelassies/laddies drinking ginAcross the western ocean I must wander Where are me boots, me noggin, noggin bootsthey’re all gone for beer and tobaccoFor the heels they are worn outTill låt →

Text & Melody: The DreadnaughtsListen: https://youtu.be/lLV5GVWnVqs A recruiting sergeant came our wayFrom an inn near town at the close of dayHe said my Johnny you’re a fine young manWould you like to march along behind a military bandWith a scarlet coat and a fine cocked hatAnd a musket at your shoulderThe shilling he took andTill låt →