Back in college, before the crust of the earth cooled, I heard a coffee house singer do a shanty/drinking song the refrain of which went, "So give him a lick with a sturdy stick and swing him round and round. For who can know what a man might say when he's hanging upside down. When he hanging upside down." The lyrics detailed how the fellow wound up in such circumstance (Being aloof with his fellows) ang go on to philosophy of drinking, working, and the opposite sex. I have never been able to find the lyrics or another performer of this particular work. Ring any bells?