Farewell To Grog
Traditional:
courtesy of www.SailorSongs.com
Come, messmates, pass the bottle 'round
Our time is short, remember,
For our grog must stop,
And our spirits drop, On the first day of September.
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.
Farewell old rye, 'tis a sad, sad word But alas! it must be spoken,
The ruby cup must be given up, And the demijohn be broken.
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.
Jack's happy days will soon be gone, To return again, oh never!
For they've raised his pay five cents a day, But stopped his grog forever.
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.
Yet memory oft' will backward turn, And dwell with fondness partial,
On the days when gin was not a sin, Nor cocktails brought courts-martial.
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.
All hands to splice the main brace, call, But splice it now in sorrow
For the spirit-room key will be laid away Forever, on tomorrow.
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
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