The lyrics of A CUP OF OLD STINGO, which begin "There's a lusty liquor which good fellows used to take—a," can be seen in In Praise of Ale: Or, Songs, Ballads, Epigrams, & Anecdotes Relating to Beer, Malt and Hops, collected and arranged by W. T. Marchant (London: George Redway, 1888), page 409.

The tune and first verse, called STINGO, or THE OIL OF BARLEY, or COLD AND RAW can be seen in Old English Popular Music, Volume 1 by William Chappell (London: Chappell & Co, 1893), page 298f. Further, it states that the tune is from "The Dancing Master, 1650, &c." and the words are from "Merry Drollery Complete, 1661 and 1670"