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[Verse 1]
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Where they sit around and get a round in while the getting's good,
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They'll make the most until the money's gone.
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They're coming out to celebrate, to sing and dance and to escape
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A crazy world where everything seems wrong.

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Drinking to forget and to remember all the glory days,
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The days we stood apart and we stood strong;
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Though the beer befuddles sense it can't provide them recompense,
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They settle for anotherdrinkingsong.

[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
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Where the 'busy man finds recreation' the 'idle man finds business',
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The 'melancholy man finds sanctuary';
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The 'stranger may have welcome' and still within these selfsame walls,
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The 'citizen may find some courtesy'*.

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From 'Rose and Crown' to 'cock and bull' all history is written there,
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To folklore, myth, and legend we belong;
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Come masons, plumbers, carpenters, come cricketers and huntsmen,
    Am           G              Am
All join in with anotherdrinkingsong

[Interlude]
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[Violin Solo]
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[Sing-along]
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(x10)

[Guitar Solo]
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[Verse 3]
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Well you can keep your 'long-hours culture' and lusting for adventure,
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There's life aplenty down 'The Tap 'n' Spile'
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Forget your occupation down the salutation
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This tragicomedy will make you smile

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From quaint barstool philosophy to subtle innuendo
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It's funny how the tribes all get along
      Am                              Dm          G
Curse abstinence and temperance; come celebrate insouciance
    Am         G              Am
And join us in anotherdrinkingsong

[Outro]
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