Mentioned earlier in the thread, but not quoted (or found in DT):

A SONG OF WATER
(adapted from the Platt-Deutsch) by Lord Neaves

(Intro.)
I'm very fond of water
And I drink it noon and night;
Not Rechab's son or daughter
Had therein more delight.

(Verse 1)
I breakfast on it daily,
And nectar it doth seem,
When once I've mix'd it gaily
With sugar and with cream
But I forgot to mention,-
That in it first I see,
Infused or in suspension,
Good Mocha or Bohea,
Infused or in suspension,
Good Mocha or Bohea,
(the last two lines of each verse should be repeated in this fashion)

(Chorus which follows each verse, including the last.)
I'm very fond of water
And I drink it noon and night.

(Verse 2)
At luncheon, too, I drink it,
And strength it seems to bring;
When really good, I think it
A liquor for a King.
But I forgot to mention,-
'Tis best to be sincere,-
I use an old invention
That makes it into Beer.

(Verse 3)
I drink it, too, at dinner,
I quaff it full and free,
And find, as I'm a sinner,
It does not disagree.
But I forgot to mention,
As thus I drink and dine,
To obviate distentsion
I join some Sherry Wine

(Verse 4)
And then, when dinner's over,
And business far away,
I find myself in clover,
And drink my eau sucrée.
But I forgot to mention,
To give the glass a smack,
I add, with due attention,
Glenlivet or Cognac.

(Verse 5)
At last, when evening closes,
With something nice to eat,
The best of sleeping doses
In water still I meet.
But I forgot to mention,
I think it not a sin, To cheer the day's declension
By pouring in some gin.


Notes: found in The Scottish Students Song Book (6th edition) 1897. Where the words were re-printed "by kind permission of Messrs William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh"
Music is given as by "Dr. T W Drinkwater" (There again, as the same source gives the music for Abdul the Bulbul Amir as by "Ali Baba" I feel we may be seeing some student humour slipping in here!)

NP

Nigel