The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #70285   Message #2524432
Posted By: GUEST
25-Dec-08 - 11:50 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: cossack drinking song
Subject: If We Drink We Will Die (Some Men, They Are)
Retrieved from http://wychwood.wikidot.com/songbook-if-we-drink on 2008-12-25. This website/wiki is the product of the Oxford University Historical Re-enactment Society (something like the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA)). I wonder what the tune is? Any clues?

If We Drink We Will Die (Some Men, They Are)

Some men they are sailors,
Mighty ocean whalers,
As from shore to icy shore they boldly sail.
But the man I drink to,
The man nobody drinks to,
Is the man who only goes to sea to drink the ale.

Chorus
If we drink we will die
If we don't drink we will die
So we might as well say "What the hell!"
And raise our glasses high
Whatever your name
You'll be dying just the same
So you might as well say, "What the hell!"
and join us in a drink
Hey!

Some men they are fighters,
Mighty warrior fighters,
As from battlefield to battlefield they run.
But the man I drink to,
The man nobody drinks to,
Is the man who only goes to war just for the rum.

Chorus

Some men they are lovers,
They work under covers,
As from lady's bed to lady's bed they creep.
But the man I drink to,
The man nobody drinks to,
Is the man who only goes to bed to go to sleep.

Chorus

Some men they are thinkers,
Other men are drinkers,
As from public bar to public bar they roam.
But the man I drink to,
The man nobody drinks to,
Is the man who only has one drink and then goes home.

Chorus