(It Was Only) An Old Beer Bottle It was only an old beer bottle A floatin' on the foam It was only an old beer bottle A million miles from home Inside was a piece a of paper These words were written on Now whoever finds this bottle Will find the beer all gone It was only an old beer bottle A floatin' on the foam It was only an old beer bottle A million miles from home Inside was a piece a of paper These words were written on Now whoever finds this bottle Will find the beer all gone Spoken: Ten little bottles sitting on the shelf Nine little bottles sitting on the shelf Eight little bottles sitting on the shelf Seven little bottles a-sitting on a shelf Six little boottles sitting on a shelf. Oh my. Fiiivvve little bottles... Four little bottles. Oooooh Three little bottles... Now there's no by little b.. now there's n... Wait a minute. Quit pushing me now. Wait a minute. Pushner. Pushner. Oh, smart guy huh? Get me the manager. So you're the manager, huh? You can't put me out of here. I'm an American citizen. You see. I have my rights. You can't put me out of here now. Oh yeah? [Sound of someone falling down] My god he did.
Dick Jurgens and his Orchestra. Jan 1940. Vocalion (5338). Tune is "Sing a Song of Cities". Listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5RKRj-xx8U
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