The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #168256 Message #4108397
Posted By: GUEST,Jiggers
01-Jun-21 - 03:41 AM
Thread Name: Folk songs of disease
Subject: ADD: Simon the King
SIMON THE KING traditional
One day it entered my mind That I should go up and down No company could I find 'Til I came to the sign of the crown The barman was sick with the mumps The maid was ill at her ease The tapster was drunk - in the dumps And they all had one disease:
Drink shall make a man drunk Drunk shall make a man dry Dry shall make a man sick And sick shall make a man die
Says old Sir Simon the king Old Sir Simon the king With his ale drop toes And his mumsy nose Sing hey ding ding-a ding ding
But if a man should be drunk tonight And laid in his grave tomorrow Can you or anyone say That he died of care and sorrow? So hang all sorrow and care They say that it killed the cat Let any man drink–all right! And he's never a-feared of that
For drinking shall make a man quaff Quaffing shall make a man sing Singing shall make a man laugh And laughter long life shall bring!
Says old Sir Simon the king Old Sir Simon the king With his ale drop toes And his mumsy nose Sing hey ding ding-a ding ding