Here's the version from One Hundred English Folksongs by Cecil James Sharp (Boston: Oliver Ditson Company, 1916)—where it appears with musical notation for voice and piano.


THE BARLEY-MOW

1. O I will drink out of the nipperkin, boys;
So here's a good health to the barley mow.
The nipperkin and the brown bowl.
So here's a good health to the barley mow.

2. O I will drink out of the pint, my boys;
So here's a good health to the barley mow.
The pint, the nipperkin and the brown bowl.
So here's a good health to the barley mow.

3. O I will drink out of the quart, my boys;
So here's a good health to the barley mow.
The quart, the pint, the nipperkin and the brown bowl.
So here's a good health to the barley mow.

The song proceeds after the usual manner of cumulative songs, an additional measure being added to each verse. The last verse runs as follows: —

18. O I will drink out of the clouds, my boys;
So here's a good health to the barley mow.
The clouds, the ocean, the sea, the river, the well, the tub, the but, the hogshead, the keg, the gallon, the quart, the pint, the nipperkin and the brown bowl.
So here's a good health to the barley mow.