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25 Jan 01 - 03:44 PM (#382427) Subject: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: GUEST,Blind Drunk in Blind River Okay, like, this has gotta be my favourite song, eh? Me and my buddies all know it, and we chug beers whele we sing it, eh? I've got the whole song, mamorized, eh? Cos I'm smarter than the average moose. Okay, so maybe you don't know it. It goes like this, eh?
99 bottles of beer on the wall So, like, you keep singin' it, and counting down, and chugging, till all the beer is gone...or till you lose count, eh? So, like, who wrote it? And when? It's been around ever since I remember, and I've got a memory like...well, it's like...whayddya call that animal that...you know...aw fer chrisake! Well, anyway, who wrote it? I gotta know. - BDiBR |
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25 Jan 01 - 03:48 PM (#382431) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: Steve in Idaho There were four Marines sitting in Tun Tavern in 1776 doing recruiter duty - By the time the ditty was done they had a full company :-) |
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25 Jan 01 - 03:52 PM (#382432) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: MMario As I understand it it derives from an old, old OLD song. |
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25 Jan 01 - 03:55 PM (#382439) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: Bert Probably a derivitive of the English song ten green bottles. Of course Americans have to be bigger and better than anybody else. |
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25 Jan 01 - 04:03 PM (#382450) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: Joe Offer Seems like almost everybody sings: Take one down and pass it aroundThe way I learned it in Wisconsin was If one of those bottles should happen to fall...In Wisconsin, people don't actually drink beer (except during the two-week summer season in August) - beer is what they sell to everybody else. I don't know if it's still true, but there was a time when Wisconsinites drank more brandy than the rest of the United States combined. It warms the innards. -Joe Offer, now living in California where they make the brandy- |
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25 Jan 01 - 04:24 PM (#382475) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: Bert Aha! Joe, that ties it in closer to the "and if one green bottle should accidently fall" of Ten Green Bottles. |
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25 Jan 01 - 04:40 PM (#382489) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: MMario I learned it Joe's way, sing it the other way. |
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25 Jan 01 - 04:47 PM (#382497) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: Bill D Perpetual motion:
"99 bottles of Bud on a wall, |
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25 Jan 01 - 04:49 PM (#382500) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: Metchosin dear misser drunk in bline river, I can't get pashed sheventy two... Can you? How dosh the song end...I forget... |
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25 Jan 01 - 04:52 PM (#382508) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: Midchuck We sang it in the summer camp I was in the year I was 10. I'm 59. Peter. |
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25 Jan 01 - 05:01 PM (#382514) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: MMario I used to use it as a timer song when doing long distance traveling. It took 500 bottles to get from the town line to the NY Thruway. and another 450 to get to the dorm. |
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25 Jan 01 - 05:33 PM (#382534) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: Uncle_DaveO Sang it in my childhood in Minnesota as "If one of those bottles should happen to fall". And I'm 70 now. Clearly written by some unknown lyric genius. Dave Oesterreich |
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25 Jan 01 - 05:37 PM (#382542) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: hesperis How *does* it end? I always get really bored and go elsewhere before the song finishes - actually, before the verse finishes. I hate beer, and I'm short on patience. (This is the only time you'll hear me admit to being "short" on anything!) |
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25 Jan 01 - 06:01 PM (#382573) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: Burke Minnesota & Wisconsin both specialize in 3.2 "beer" you may as well drop it on the floor. How does the 10 green bottle song go? |
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25 Jan 01 - 06:03 PM (#382577) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: Snuffy 999 sticks of dynamite standing on the wall And if 1 stick of dynamite should accidentally fall, There'd be no f***ing dynamite AND NO F***ING WALL.! |
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25 Jan 01 - 06:06 PM (#382584) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: Gary T If I remember correctly, the comic strip "Funky Winkerbean" attributes the song to that marvelous composer, Clyde Barrow. |
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25 Jan 01 - 06:15 PM (#382594) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: SeanM My more morbid youth had... "99 bottles of arsenic on the wall, 99 bottles of arsenic, Take one down, pass it around..........." MUCH shorter and less likely to get you beaten severely on a long trip. M |
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25 Jan 01 - 07:41 PM (#382660) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: kendall One of the songs I truly hate. Especially when sung by someone who cant carry a note with a co-signer. |
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25 Jan 01 - 07:51 PM (#382667) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: Cap't Bob I think it was written by the same fellow that wrote "Five Little Monkeys". Cap't Bob |
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25 Jan 01 - 08:12 PM (#382682) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: sophocleese We always referred to the "take one down, put it back, 100 bottles of beer on the wall." as the teetotaller or methodist version. We always sang the dynamite version to the tune of ten green bottles. 100 bottles of beer is a much simpler tune so can last a lot longer. |
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25 Jan 01 - 10:33 PM (#382764) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: GUEST,Blind Drunk in Blind River Hey, this is cool, eh? I didn't know about the 10 green bottles one. Decent, man! But with beer, ten bottles ain't enough, not near enough, spedcially in Blind River, eh? Hesperis! Whaddya mean you hate beer???? What kind of flippin loser are you anyway? How ya gonna meet cool dudes like me if you hate beer? Geez! Gimme a break, eh? Snuffy! Dyanmite don't work that way. You gotta light it. Although, I hear if it's really old...then maybe, cos the saltperter or whatever gets old, so, like then it's unstable, eh? Then maybe. I tried it once on my brother Don. Dropped it on his head from the overpass when he was driving with the top down. It didn't work, but it did knock the joint out of his mouth, and he just about hit the abuttment. I laughed so hard I almost croaked. Then the f*cker lit the thing and threw it at me, but fortunately he had lousy aim. It fell in the river. Too bad, eh? No big boom. It's probaboly a good thing, cos the cops have enough reasons to bug us anyway as it is... Metchosin! 72 is not bad, but I made it to 46 one time. My brother Don says he made it to 42, but he lies like a rug. He didn't never make if past 55. I swear. - BDiBR |
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25 Jan 01 - 10:57 PM (#382778) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: GUEST Someone who was either very wealthy - or who bought very cheap beer! PB |
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25 Jan 01 - 11:04 PM (#382781) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: Nancy King Somebody WROTE "99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall"??? Who would write such a thing? I always thought of it as a genuine folk song. I learned it as a very young child, not exactly at my parent's knee, but rather from behind them, in the back seat of the car. My father was a very patient man and endured many interminable renditions.
The other similar song I remember from the same time and circumstances is: Cheers, Nancy |
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25 Jan 01 - 11:17 PM (#382786) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: catspaw49 I think you've really hit it Nancy...............I mean, who the hell cares??? Here's a list of possibilities I have researched:
A. An asshole who should be dragged behind a Kenworth. Please vote your choice as this is a music site and we need a definitive answer. Spaw |
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25 Jan 01 - 11:35 PM (#382797) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: Bill D and it is people like ME who wonder why the damn beer was on a WALL, anyway...why not in the 'fridge? "...you take one out, and pass it about..." |
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26 Jan 01 - 12:45 AM (#382828) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: Nancy King Bill, maybe that's the UK connection; they like it warm. --Nancy |
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26 Jan 01 - 09:26 AM (#382970) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: Uncle_DaveO GUEST Blind said: "Snuffy! Dyanmite don't work that way. You gotta light it." Au contraire, mon frere! What dynamite is, is nitroglycerine absorbed in fullers earth. Nitroglycerine itself is VERY unstable, and the function of the fuller's earth is to damp that shock sensitivity down. If it's fresh and has been stored right dynamite is fairly stabl. When stored it has to be turned over from time to time, as the nitroglycerine settles to the lower side over time, and it gets more sensitive. In normal usage, one has to insert a blasting cap in the end of the stick of dynamite. When the blasting cap is set of (by fuse or by electricity), the resulting explosion sets off the dynamite. But if the dynamite is old and/or hasn't been stored right, dropping it is dangerous. Dave Oesterreich |
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26 Jan 01 - 09:37 AM (#382978) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: Steve Parkes This is ok, but finite. You get to the end eventually (or theoretically). Is there a US equivalent of "One man went to mow"? You could really do some travelling on that! Steve |
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26 Jan 01 - 09:53 AM (#382999) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: kendall Spaw, I would add to any of those..while, Marymac sings 100 bottles of beer...etc. |
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26 Jan 01 - 10:08 AM (#383010) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: McGrath of Harlow Get to the end. you just start again. If you really want to. A handy kind of song for anyone who hates people singing songs, because it can stop a sing-song debeloving like hitting a brick wall.
Now the ones that are fun are the cumulative ones like The Barley Mow or the Bog down in the Valley-o, or even Old MacDonald, where it gets more complicated as it goes along. |
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26 Jan 01 - 11:33 AM (#383091) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: sian, west wales My grampa wrote verse 37. sian |
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26 Jan 01 - 11:42 AM (#383099) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: Uncle_DaveO "If that one bottle should happen to fall There's no more bottles of beer on the wall! Awwwwwwww Shit!!! Dave Oesterreich |
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26 Jan 01 - 10:58 PM (#383382) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: Troll sian LOL troll |
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27 Jan 01 - 01:03 AM (#383456) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: GUEST,Big Red I am suprised that no one has asked the obvious question: Is it a true folk song? |
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27 Jan 01 - 01:58 AM (#383470) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: catspaw49 Well lessee............Its stood the test of time, in a manner of speaking...........known and sung by lots of people.........has undergone the oral/aural process and assorted changes which have personalized it but left it basically intact..............unknown authorship with no obvious motivation for financial gain or recognition.........yeah, its a folk song. Spaw |
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27 Jan 01 - 02:19 AM (#383483) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: Sorcha (if i wrote it, i wouldn't claim it.........) |
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27 Jan 01 - 03:22 AM (#383492) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: GUEST,SingSong Hey BDiBR Guest, On some Canadian comedy disc my hockey lovin' husband acquired on a recent trip to Canada (eh!) there was the Alcoholics Anonymous Version: 99 bottles of beer on the wall... Have a cup of coffee and try not to think about it, 99 bottles of beer on the wall! -Maybe it's from Radio Free Vestibule - and while you're at it, check out the track called "Bulbous Bouffant". It makes my weak with laughter, but then I'm easily amused! SingSong Susan |
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27 Jan 01 - 07:47 AM (#383534) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: GUEST,Corinne Anybody know this one?? I think it's relatively new. I am slowly going crazy, 1,2,3,4,5,6, SWITCH! Crazy going slowly am I, 6,5,4,3,2,1, SWITCH! etc., etc., forever and ever... Corinne |
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27 Jan 01 - 01:36 PM (#383741) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: GUEST,Blind Drunk in Blind River Catspaw49??? Hey man, you are like one strange dude, but I like your way of thinkin, eh? I mean about like dragging the asshole behind the Kenworth, eh? I'm stuck between C and D, cos I'm not sure about "ignomininous". What does it mean? Anyway, it's a pretty cool idea, I mean the whole list, and there are plenty of total dipwads in this town that I would like to do it to, like... My brother Don. My stepdad. The neighbours. The cop that took my license away. Make that ALL THE COPS! The people at the variety store who won't give me credit no more on my smokes. The old lady who keeps complaining about our music being too loud when it's up to flippin ELEVENNNNN!!!! ROCK ONNNNN!!!! Like I said, cool idea, eh? Only why for the guy who wrote 99 Bottles of Beer? He was a flippin genius, man! And it had to be a guy, cos no skank could ever come up with a song like that. Not even a nice girl could. Girls ain't got talent for stuff like that. I mean, can you imagine flippin Celine Dion singin' 99 Bottles of Beer???? I can't. Shania Twain, maybe though, cos Shania is cool. She is no skank. I'm gonna name my daughter after her. She's from Timmins, eh, which is no Blind River, but it's still not bad, eh? BDiBR p.s. So the dhynamite does get unstable when it's old, eh? GeeZ!!! I darn near coulda blown up my brother that time, but I guess the stuff wasn't that old yet...Wow! Close call, man! I gotta have a cold beer and think about that. Heavy, man. |
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29 Jan 01 - 03:10 PM (#385012) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: GUEST,Blind Drunk in Blind River Okay, I guess there's no offishal writer for 99 Bottles of Beer, eh? That means it's one of them songs that is in the pubic domain. Well, thanks anyway, and the 10 Green Bottles one is a cool connection. - BDiBR |
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29 Oct 02 - 12:30 PM (#813680) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: IanC Shock, Horror!!! According to this site "10 Green Bottles" is now officially ancient ... I quote ... The song that sparked academic acrimony is an unlikely bone of contention: the English ditty Ten Green Bottles, a variant of which is well known in North America as 100 Bottles of Beer on the Wall. In all previously known versions of the English song the verses count down to "no green bottles" from the figure 10, thus: "Ten green bottles hanging on the wall Ten green bottles hanging on the wall And if one green bottle should accidentally fall There'd be nine green bottles hanging on the wall . . ." However, in September, 1998, a French scholar, Pierre d'Ouidlede, announced the discovery of a page of poetry manuscript, apparently dating from the late 14th century, containing what seems to be an early version. Allowing for changes in language between the Chaucerian age and our own, the scheme of the song seems unmistakably the same: "Syxthene boetell gryne Yhangen, Yhangen Yhangen, Yhangen Syxthene boetell gryne Doonfal won Syxthene boetell gryne Yhangen, Yhangen An . . ." Frustratingly, the manuscript breaks off at that point. Nevertheless, musicologists were immediately abuzz at discovering that one of the best-known songs in the English language was some five centuries older than previously thought. ;-^ |
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29 Oct 02 - 12:40 PM (#813689) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: EBarnacle1 A related question is the circular type of song: "This is the song that never ends..." and its kin. |
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29 Oct 02 - 01:23 PM (#813726) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: annamill I think I can shed some light on this particular subject. In a former life, I belonged to the pharoahs(sp) beer making slaves. After a really good batch, (it was a new art and not quite perfected yet) some of us were chosen as testers. We would be given 100 bottles which, of course, were lined up against the wall. We would then each take one bottle and pass it around and each give our thoughts on that bottle. Well, we had to keep count somehow!! Bye the way. If any of us were still standing when that last bottle went down, it was considered an imperfect batch and the brewer was punished. Sometimes we went down on purpose. But only if the brewer was a good guy, and the beer was tasty. There you are! Love, Annamill |
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30 Oct 02 - 05:36 AM (#814230) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: Steve Parkes I tried to contact Professor Sephten Sprake here at the Open University (he is Course Director for A371: Folk Music and the Lower Orders, 1830-1900), but he's doing a stint as Ethno-musicologist In Residence at HMP Bedford until Christmas. But Prof Sprake's secretary looked up the blue clicky, and said "How much credence should we give to a man with name like 'Brett Shatner'?" Steve |
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30 Oct 02 - 03:34 PM (#814677) Subject: Lyr Add: 99 BOTTLES OF BEER From: toadfrog A search on the web uncovered 82 references to this song, none of which, unfortunately, disclosed the author. Mostly it is of interest to computer programmers, who develop programs dedicated to singing all the verses. 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30 Oct 02 - 03:52 PM (#814686) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: GUEST,Barracuda d'Morte Our pirate group sings it as "99 Kegs of Ale in the Hold" |
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30 Oct 02 - 05:22 PM (#814726) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: toadfrog A close cousin of the song is the children's version of Yidl mitn Fiedl: TSEN BRIDER,Tsen brider zenen mir geveznHoben mir gehandlt vayn, Zenen eins vun unz geshtorbn Zenen mir geblibn nayn. [Etc.] Remaining words are on THIS SITE. It is amazing how many of these children's themes are cross-cultural. American children sing: Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home, Your house is on fire, your children will Burn. German children: Flieg, kaefer, flieg! dein Vater ist im Krieg! die Mutter ist im Pommerland, Pommerland ist abgebrannt! |
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30 Oct 02 - 05:45 PM (#814741) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: toadfrog Found the complete song on Zemerl: Tsen Brider Music: Ellstein Tsen brider zenen mir gevezn, Hobn mir gehandlt in vayn. Zenen ayns fun undz geshtorbn, Zenen mir geblibn nayn. Nayn brider zenen mir gevezn, Hobn mir gehandlt in frakht. Zenen ayns fun undz geshtorbn, Zenen mir geblibn akht. Yidl mitn fidl, Gedalye mitn bas Shpil-zhe mir a lidl oyfn mitn gas. Ay ay ay ay ay, ay ay ay ay ay Shpil-zhe mir a lidl oyfn mitn gas. Akht brider zenen mir gevezn, Hobn mir gehandlt mit ribn. Zenen ayns fun undz geshtorbn, Zenen mir geblibn zibn. Zibn brider zenen mir gevezn, Hobn mir gehandlt mit gebeks. Zenen ayns fun undz geshtorbn, Zenen mir geblibn zeks. Zeks brider zenen mir gevezn, Hobn mir gehandlt mit shtrimp. Zenen ayns fun undz geshtorbn, Zenen mir geblibn finf. Finf brider zenen mir gevezn, Hobn mir gehandlt mit bir. Zenen ayns fun undz geshtorbn, Zenen mir geblibn fir. Fir brider zenen mir gevezn, Hobn mir gehandlt mit tay. Zenen ayns fun undz geshtorbn, Zenen mir geblibn dray. Dray brider zenen mir geblibn, Hobn mir gehandlt mit blay. Zenen ayns fun undz geshtorbn, Zenen mir geblibn tsvay. Tsvay brider zenen mir gevezn, Hobn mir gehandlt mit bayner. Zenen ayns fun undz geshtorbn, Bin ikh mir geblibn nor nokh ayner. Ayn brider bin ikh mir geblibn, Handl ikh mit likht. Shtarbn tor ikh yedn tog Vayl tsu esn hob ikh nish Translation: We were ten brothers, We dealt in wine. One of us died, Nine of us remained. We were nine brothers, We dealt in freight. One of us died, Eight of us remained. Yidl with your fiddle, Gedalye with your bass Play a little tune for me In the middle of the street. We were eight brothers, We dealt in beets. One of us died, Seven of us remained. We were seven brothers, We dealt in baked goods. One of us died, Six of us remained. We were six brothers, We dealt in hose. One of us died, Five of us remained. We were five brothers, We dealt in beer. One of us died, Four of us remained. We were four brothers, We dealt in tea. One of us died, Three of us remained. We were three brothers, We dealt in lead. One of us died, Two of us remained. We were two brothers, We dealt in bones. One of us died, I am left alone. I remain the only brother, I deal in candles. I die every day Because I have nothing to eat. |
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30 Oct 02 - 09:11 PM (#814870) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: Art Thieme When our son was born we started to sing, "Minus one bottles of beer on the wall..."---------and so on... We are now down to two billion eighty-seven million and 23------with no sign of ending it. Our granddaughter was born two years ago----and I suspect her kids will take up the challenge just like she will. We always were a rather backward family. Art Thieme |
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31 Oct 02 - 01:27 AM (#814977) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: Little Hawk If I may quote BDiBR, who hasn't been on the 'Cat lately, and may again be a "guest" of the boys in blue...or then again could just be sleeping off a hard stint of seducing the local canines, etc...or whatever... "TOTALLY DECENT, MAN!!! ROCK ON!!!!!" Eh? - LH |
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31 Oct 02 - 03:15 AM (#814987) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: Steve Parkes I notice that no-one has yet mentioned "One man went to mow" yet. In that case, I ... won't either. Steve P.S. On checking, I find that I mentioned it last year. Just goes to show. |
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31 Oct 02 - 03:52 AM (#814996) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: Mark Cohen Toadfrog: How does it feel To be on your own With no directions known Like a complete unknown Like a rolling stone? Now I can forgive you for not having a life...but not for telling us all how it ends! Shame, shame. Aloha, Mark |
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31 Oct 02 - 12:09 PM (#815274) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: Little Hawk Pedant's Alert! That's "direction"... - LH |
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31 Oct 02 - 01:03 PM (#815318) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: Freso And there's ofcourse the infamous, classical Discordian hymn which bears a close resemblance to '99 Bottles of Beer', it goes like this: Infinity bottles of beer on the wall, infinity bottles of beer. Take one down, pass it around. Infinity bottles of beer on the wall. [repeat until dead.] And it goes by the title of 'Infinity Bottles of beer on the Wall'. Enjoy! :) |
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31 Oct 02 - 01:19 PM (#815332) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: GUEST Time to retire the "beer" version. This is the day of sophisticated mini-brews. Too expensive for 10- let alone 99- bottles. |
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31 Oct 02 - 01:59 PM (#815362) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: Freso How 'bout infinite bottles then, guest? *grin* |
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31 Oct 02 - 03:44 PM (#815419) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: Little Hawk Infinite bottles of beer??? Sounds like BDiBR's idea of heaven... - LH |
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31 Oct 02 - 04:08 PM (#815439) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: Freso Heh, as long as he doesn't digest any, or at least not too many, Hot Dog Buns, Eris might just grant him that! *chuckle* |
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31 Oct 02 - 06:20 PM (#815532) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: GUEST,Sober in College (??!!) A note from the younger crowd: When I was in 6th grade and coming back from a week-long outdoor education trip, I annoyed my fellow students by singing 100 bottles of beer on the wall the entire way. My method of continuing was to run it something like this: (100.....1) bottles of bear on the wall One bottle of beer, take it down pass it around, no bottles of beer on the wall. 0 bottles of beer on the wall 0 bottles of beer, Drink some down, as you pass one around, -1 bottles of beer in the room (continue to -100) (this is assuming that you took them down, but didn't DRINK it originally) -100 bottles of beer in the room, -100 bottles of beer, Buy one more, bring it on in, -99 bottles of beer in the room. (continue to -1 bottles) -1 bottles of beer in the room; -1 bottles of beer; buy one more, bring it on in, -0 bottles of beer in the room. 0 bottles of beer on the wall 0 bottles of beer, take the tag off, put it on up, 1 bottle of beer on the wall. (continue to 100....repeat from top) *shrug* Like I said, I was trying to annoy them; I made it down, back up, and had gotten back down to 47 bottles by the time we returned to my school--meanwhile, people had tried everything they could think of to stop me, including "The Song that Never Ends"...lucky that I'm not affected by that one. To put it mildly, everyone was rather glad to get off of the bus. Anyway, the other thing I remember from elementary school/junior high was the variant, 0 bottles of beer on the wall, 0 bottles of beer, throw some back up, put the cap on, 1 bottle of throw-up on the wall. SOC |
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01 Nov 02 - 04:05 AM (#815741) Subject: RE: Who wrote '99 Bottles of Beer', eh??? From: Mark Cohen LH: Absolutely right. Shame on me! Aloha, Mark |