When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.

When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.

Fill up the goblet and reach to me some!
Drinking makes wise, but dry fasting makes glum.

Fill up the goblet and reach to me some!
Drinking makes wise, but dry fasting makes glum.

Nose, nose, holly red nose,
And who gave thee that jolly red nose?
Nutmegs and ginger, cinammon read more

Nose, nose, holly red nose,
And who gave thee that jolly red nose?
Nutmegs and ginger, cinammon and cloves;
And they gave me this jolly red nose.

If you are invited to drink at any man's house more than you
think is wholesome, you may say read more

If you are invited to drink at any man's house more than you
think is wholesome, you may say "you wish you could, but so
little makes you both drunk and sick; that you should only be bad
company by doing so."

Of course one should not drink much, but often.

Of course one should not drink much, but often.

When the liquor's out, why clink the cannikin?

When the liquor's out, why clink the cannikin?

Call things by their right names - Glass of brandy and water! That is the current, but not the appropriate read more

Call things by their right names - Glass of brandy and water! That is the current, but not the appropriate name; ask for a glass of liquid fire and distilled damnation.

And I wish his soul in heaven may dwell,
Who first invented this leathern bottel!

And I wish his soul in heaven may dwell,
Who first invented this leathern bottel!

Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.

Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.