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Thread #78456 Message #1410250
Posted By: ossonflags
15-Feb-05 - 04:55 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Man that Waters the Workers' Beer
Subject: Lyr Add: THE MAN THAT WATERS THE WORKERS' BEER^^^
Drat! Yer beat me to it any way here it is:
THE MAN THAT WATERS THE WORKERS' BEER^^^ (Paddy Ryan)
CHORUS: I am the man, the very fat man, that waters the workers' beer. I am the man, the very fat man, that waters the workers' beer; And what do I care if it makes them ill, if it makes them terribly queer? I've a car, a yacht, and an aeroplane, and I waters the workers' beer.
1. Now when I waters the workers' beer, I puts in strychnine, Some methylated spirits, and a can of kerosene. Ah, but such a brew so terribly strong, it would make them terribly queer, So I reaches my hand for the watering can and I waters the workers' beer. CHORUS
2. Now a drop of good beer is good for a man when he's tired, thirsty and 'ot, And I sometimes have a drop myself, from a very special pot; For a strong and healthy working class is the thing that I most fear, So I reaches my hand for the watering can and I waters the workers' beer. CHORUS
3. Now ladies fair, beyond compare, be you maiden or wife, Spare a thought for such a man who leads such a lonely life; For the water rates are terribly high, and the meths is terribly dear, And there isn't the profit there used to be in watering the workers' beer. CHORUS ^^^