Lyr Req: There's More to Life than Women and Beer

Subject: Lyr Req: There's more to life than women and beer
From: Mr Happy
Date: 20 Jan 03 - 09:53 AM

not in dt.

Anyone have rest of words please?

i have already:

There's more to life than women and beer,
More to life says he,.....

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There's more to life than women and beer
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 20 Jan 03 - 06:01 PM

Oh yeah?? Like what??

LTS

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There's more to life than women and beer
From: GUEST,Blind DRunk in Blind River
Date: 20 Jan 03 - 06:23 PM

Yeah...right!

You must be jokin' eh?

BDiBR

px: well, there is pizza. And smokes.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There's more to life than women and beer
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 20 Jan 03 - 06:40 PM

Music and whiskey I imagine.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There's more to life than women and b
From: Callie
Date: 20 Jan 03 - 07:44 PM

I think it's a Geordie song ... or maybe I've only ever heard it sung by a guy who usually sings Geordie songs. But alas, can't help with lyrics!

Callie

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There's more to life than women and beer
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 15 Feb 03 - 06:22 PM

Info found at the Musikfolk Limited website:

"There's More to Life than Women and Beer," performed by Alan Price & his Band, appears on "From Tyne to Tweed: The Northumbria Anthology."

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There's more to life than women and beer
From: Sorcha
Date: 15 Feb 03 - 08:29 PM

And I didn't find anything else either.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There's more to life than women and beer
From: breezy
Date: 16 Feb 03 - 04:21 PM

Ben Campbell from Folk on the Moor- Dartmoor- i.e. the Moorland Hotel Wotter, every Sunday, has it on his CDs and I got me one cos I booked him in St Albans and we all like this jewel from the N E now living in Plymouth.
He did us a brill neet.
I'll probably pinch it off him, his 'Keelman' is gud too!
Theres more to life says he......nah!!!
BEN CAMPBELL his pictures on the club webpage

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There's more to life than women and beer
From: GUEST,Yorkshire Tony minus cookie
Date: 05 May 03 - 01:25 AM

I have it on an Oldham Tinkers album. Even I have a problem working out some of the words - it is Lancashire after all.

Chorus is:

There's mehr to life than women and beer, there's mehr to life says he
It may be true, but up till noo, it hadn't occurred to me
There's mehr to life than women and beer, it's obvious ya naa
Well ah've thowt all night an day but ah haven't worked out what it is sae far.

I'll try to get the rest. It's a great song.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There's more to life than women and beer
From: Charley Noble
Date: 05 May 03 - 08:07 AM

This could be important, especially for us essentially clueless lads.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There's more to life than women and beer
From: Willie-O
Date: 05 May 03 - 08:30 AM

guitars, fiddles, 8-strings and poutine.

W-O

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There's more to life than women and beer
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 05 May 03 - 10:08 AM

Breezy, what's a brill neet?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There's more to life than women and beer
From: breezy
Date: 05 May 03 - 02:08 PM

a brilliant evening, but said with a southern 'North-Eastern' twist.
England that is.

Subject: ADD: There's More to Life Than Women and Beer
From: TheBigPinkLad
Date: 05 May 03 - 10:25 PM

THERE'S MORE TO LIFE THAN WOMEN AND BEER

Written by Eric Boswell in the 1970s. Recorded in 1983 by MWM for the LP 'Geordie Roots and Branches' and re-mastered by Ken McKenzie for the Northumbrian Anthology.
Alan Price, keyboards; Steve Grant, guitar; Dave Rose, electric keyboards; Bill Smith, bass; Theo Thunder (if that IS his real name), drums.

THERE'S MORE TO LIFE THAN WOMEN AND BEER
(Eric Boswell)

CHORUS:
"There's more te life than women and beer; there's more te life," says he.
Ne doubt it's true but up te noo it hasn't occurred te me.
There's more te life than women and beer' it's obvious, ye knaa.
Aa'm searchin' neet and day but aa haven't found out what it is so far.

1. When aa was young, me father wouldn't let me stay out late at night.
He said, "Just trust yer mother and yer dad for we know what is right."
And he gave her a clout 'cos she opened her gob and he said, "One day ye'll see
If ye stick te the straight and narrow ye'll be as happy as yer mother's made me."
CHORUS

2. Me uncle Geordie said he had a bit advice to give to me.
With a beer in his hand, in the Rose and Crown, and Rosie on his knee.
He says, "Alcohol is the devil's own drink; just take my word; it's true.
Just look what it's done to me, my lad; aa wadn't want it te happen te you!"
CHORUS

3. Wor Bella's uncle's cousin's elder lad thowt drinkin' was a curse,
And no one ever saw him with a lass; he said, "I'm none the worse!"
Man! Ye never saw such a miserable chap; he went round the bend, they say,
And these were the very last words he said just afore they took him away:
CHORUS

4. Aa was in the pub; the minister was there; was only yesterday.
He says, "Divn't join them sinners at the bar, 'cos heaven is not that way."
He says, "Them that'll come to a place like this are deservin' aal they get!
Man, I pray for aal them wicked women there!" Mind, he's nivvor had ne luck yet!
CHORUS

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There's more to life than women and beer
From: Mr Happy
Date: 05 May 03 - 10:36 PM

big pnik lad- many many thanks!!

for the wormds cheers!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There's more to life than women and beer
From: Charley Noble
Date: 06 May 03 - 08:13 AM

Love them songs with a moral!

Thanks for the words.

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There's more to life than women and beer
From: GUEST
Date: 06 May 03 - 08:16 AM

Cable TV tools and trucks/cars? think thats all

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There's More to Life than Women and Beer
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 27 Jan 12 - 06:40 PM

You can hear a sample of this song at Mawson & Wareham (Music) Ltd.:

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There's More to Life than Women and Beer
From: Charley Noble
Date: 27 Jan 12 - 08:32 PM

A fine song to revive.

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There's More to Life than Women and Beer
From: GUEST
Date: 12 Jun 13 - 06:38 PM

Desperately trying to play this on guitar. Does anyone know the chords?