I can't see a connection between "Good Ale" and "Brown and Yellow Ale," but I crosslinked them at least temporarily because one makes a person think of the other.
-Joe Offer, who likes his ale golden-

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Here's the entry from the Traditional Ballad Index:

Good Ale

DESCRIPTION: "Oh, good ale, thou art my darling, Thou art my joy both night and morning." Drink encourages the singer to work, to dream, to enjoy. But also "It is you that makes my friends my foes, It is you that makes me (wear old/pawn my) clothes...."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1790 (The Banquet of Thalia)
KEYWORDS: drink hardtimes poverty
FOUND IN: Britain(England(South))
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Kennedy 273, "Good Ale" (1 text, 1 tune)
Chappell/Wooldridge II, p. 179, "Good Ale, Thou Art My Darling" (1 text, 1 tune)
DT, GOODALE*
Roud #203
File: K273

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