Three Jolly Coachmen


Three jolly coachman sat in an English tavern,
Three jolly coachmen sat in Helga's Tavern.
And they decided,
And they decided,
And they decided,
To have another flagon.

Landlord, fill the flowing bowl 'til it does run over,
Landlord fill the flowing bowl 'til it does run over.
For tonight we'll merry be,
For tonight we'll merry be,
For tonight we'll merry be,
Tomorrow we'll be sober.

He who drinks his water plain and goes to bed sober,
He who drinks water plain and goes to bed sober,
Lives a very useless life,
Lives a very useless life,
Lives a very useless life,
And dies before it's over.

He who drinks his whiskey straight and then calls for another,
He who drinks his whiskey straight and then calls for another,
Lives as he ought to live,
Lives as he ought to live,
Lives as he ought to live,
And then lies down in clover.

Landlord, fill the flowing bowl 'til it does run over,
Landlord fill the flowing bowl 'til it does run over.
For tonight we'll merry be,
For tonight we'll merry be,
For tonight we'll merry be,
Tomorrow we'll be sober.

The pretty maid who gets a kiss and runs to tell her mother,
The pretty maid who gets a kiss and runs to tell her mother,
Is a very foolish girl,
Is a very foolish girl,
Is a very foolish girl,
And seldom gets another.

The pretty maid who gets a kiss and stays to get another,
The pretty maid who gets a kiss and stays to get another,
Is a boon to all mankind,
Is a boon to all mankind,
Is a boon to all mankind,
For soon she'll be a mother.

Landlord, fill the flowing bowl 'til it does run over,
Landlord fill the flowing bowl 'til it does run over.
For tonight we'll merry be,
For tonight we'll merry be,
For tonight we'll merry be,
Tomorrow we'll be sober.


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