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Thread #103839 Message #2121051
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
07-Aug-07 - 04:00 PM
Thread Name: John Brune FolkSong collector
Subject: RE: John Brune FolkSong collector
My copy of The Roving Songster doesn't have that intro, and it doesn't have any indication which of the songs are John Brune's. I think this is one though, to lighten the tone:
The Last Drop in the Bottle
Tis the last drop in the bottle And I'm left blooming well alone. All my lovely companions Without me to the pub have gone. Sic transit gloria mundi Mundi gloria it makes me sick How the world is all cupboard lovers Slow giving but taking quick.
I'll not leave thee, thou lone one To evaporate away There'll be not a drop left in this bottle By the end of this dreary day I will mix thee, rum, with honey, Demerara sugar, tea and lemon juice And tonight we'll be right chummy Me and my last drop of booze.