Where they sit around
And get a round in while the getting's good
They'll make the most until the money's gone

They're coming out to celebrate, to sing and dance and to
escape
A crazy world where everything seems wrong

Drinking to forget and to remember allthe glory days
The days we stood apart and we stood strong
Though the beer befuddles sense

It can't provide them recompense
They settle for anotherdrinkingsong


Where the 'busy man finds recreation'
the 'idle man finds business'
The 'melancholy man finds sanctuary'

The 'stranger may have welcome'
and still within these self-same walls
The 'citizen may find some courtesy'

From 'rose and crown' to '@@#! and bull'
all history is written there
To folklore, myth and legend we belong

Come Masons, Plumbers Carpenters,
Come Cricketers and huntsmen
All join in anotherdrinkingsong


Well you can keep your 'long-hours culture'
your lusting for adventure

There's life aplenty down 'The tap 'n' Spile'
Forget youroccupation down 'The Salutation'
This tragi-comedy will make you smile

From quaint barstoll philosophy to subtle innuendo
It's funny how the tribes all get along
Curse abstinence and temperance, come celebrate insouciance

And join us in anotherdrinkingsong