I'm from north Lancashire in England and my granddad and mum were pub singers - not professionally, but as in if they were having a pint people would always ask them to get up and sing. Below is the song my granddad taught me when I was a little girl, I haven't been able to find it on Google or learn more about its origins, can anyone help? Strangely, I found a polka in the US that uses some of these lyrics but not all of them, and basically a similar tune. Does anyone know more about the history and origin? You could also email me at cheeky_monkey_mom@hotmail.com

No beer today
No beer today
Ye can't get beer on a Sunday
It's 5 pence a pint
And you haven't got the price
So call again on Monday


Good bye beer, for ever more
My drinking days, are ever yore
And when I die, don't bury my bones
Just pickle them all, in alcohol.