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Jolly Well Drunk

from The Ties That Bind by Mawkin

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Jolly Well Drunk - (Trad arr Mawkin)
A protest song to get drunk to. Found on Mudcat.org by searching for drinking songs. Amazing to think this dates back to the 1800's yet still is very much relevant in today's economic climate.

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Some folks'll tell you that drinkings a curse,
Others'll tell you it's quite the reverse,
And, some people drink all their days to employ,
Some drink in haste, and some drink for joy,
Some drink when they're christened and some when they're wed,
Some drink to good health, when you are dead,
Some drink on all these occasions, like I,
For I drank at my birth and I'll drink 'til I die.

CHORUS:
I mean to get jolly well drunk I do,
I mean to get jolly well drunk I do,
As long as I'm here, I'll stick to my beer,
I mean to get jolly well drunk I do.

I'll drink 'til the high price of coal becomes small,
'Til ale and roast beef they cost nothing at all,
I'll drink 'til men have no more reason to strike,
And man values work just as much as he likes,
I'll drink 'til the laws give a man no denial,
For taking a wife for a month upon trial,
'Til Dukes and the Lords sort clean from dirt,
And the young Prince of Wales has to wash his own shirt.

CHORUS

I'll drink 'til the landlords all choke as they guzzle,
And I mean to keep drinking 'til Bobbies are muzzled,
'Til dandies are worth nowt but the clothes they put on,
I'll drink 'til Old Peabody's moneys all gone,
I'll drink 'til the laws of the land are made fair,
For punishing a poor man for killing a hare,
And I'll drink 'til all wealth is shared out among men,
And I'll drink and I'll drink 'til it's shared out again.

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from The Ties That Bind, released July 20, 2015

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Mawkin London, UK

Folk rebels, Mawkin, fresh off the back of the three-times-BBC-Folk -Award nominated collaboration Mawkin:Causley, are now forging a bold new sound that strengthens their instrumental roots and embraces a new, exuberant exploration into the traditional folk canon. ... more

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