AN OLD BEER BOTTLE An old beer bottle Came floating on the foam An old beer bottle A thousand miles from home And in it was a message, These words were written on Whoever finds this bottle Will find the beer all gone Spoken: One day while strolling along a rocky beach, I noticed something floating by just outside my reach A shiny flashing something bobbing in the sea On closer look I saw it was a bottle floating free I tried to reach it with a stick, I threw at it with rocks And then in desperation I took off my shoes and socks I started wading out to it as it floated on the seas And before I realized it, I was in up to my knees Further, further, get that bottle. Who cares if clothes get wet? Further, further, get that bottle. There's a treasure map I bet And finally I reached it, after swimming about a mile Exhausted I swam back to shore and rested for a while Well, you all know I've told you what the message said That's not what makes me burn, cause written on the outside was no deposit, no return I'm like this empty bottle, thrift in helpless lead Without a heart, since we're apart, There's nothing left for me 1954. "An Old Beer Bottle" by The Mariners. The tune is "Sing a Song of Cities". Listen online: https://archive.org/details/78_an-old-beer-bottle_the-mariners-leis-grean-spencer-odom_gbia0113350b
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