The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #173183 Message #4199708
Posted By: and e
25-Mar-24 - 11:14 AM
Thread Name: Origins: It Was Only An Old Beer Bottle
Subject: RE: Origins: It Was Only An Old Beer Bottle
(It Was Only) An Old Beer Bottle
It was only an old beer bottle
A floatin' on the foam
It was only an old beer bottle
A million miles from home
Inside was a piece a of paper
These words were written on
Now whoever finds this bottle
Will find the beer all gone
It was only an old beer bottle
A floatin' on the foam
It was only an old beer bottle
A million miles from home
Inside was a piece a of paper
These words were written on
Now whoever finds this bottle
Will find the beer all gone
Spoken:
Ten little bottles sitting on the shelf
Nine little bottles sitting on the shelf
Eight little bottles sitting on the shelf
Seven little bottles a-sitting on a shelf
Six little boottles sitting on a shelf. Oh my.
Fiiivvve little bottles...
Four little bottles. Oooooh
Three little bottles...
Now there's no by little b.. now there's n...
Wait a minute. Quit pushing me now.
Wait a minute. Pushner. Pushner.
Oh, smart guy huh? Get me the manager.
So you're the manager, huh?
You can't put me out of here. I'm an American citizen.
You see. I have my rights. You can't put me out of here now.
Oh yeah?
[Sound of someone falling down]
My god he did.
Dick Jurgens and his Orchestra. Jan 1940. Vocalion (5338). Tune is "Sing a Song of Cities".
Listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5RKRj-xx8U