Back at the house
A bottle is found
And opened in honour of those who have drowned,
While we who have not are stricken with guilt
And dutifully see that not one drop is
spilt;
We're drinking to life,
We're drinking to death -
We're drinking 'til none of
our livers are left!
We're wending our way down to the spirit store,
We'll drink 'til we
just can't drink anymore!
Raise your glasses high,
Drink the cellar dry!
Well, bloody
my nose
And blacken my eye!
If it ain't some young Turk in search of a fight -
And
Chanticleer's chest is sagging with pride,
For honour has yet to be satisfied.
Well,
heaven be thanked
We live in an age
When no man need bother
(Except on the stage)
With 'Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori' -
And definitely not tonight!
I can still
remember
When I was just a kid -
I was free to do what I wanted to,
But I never, ever
did...
So now with years of discretion reached,
May we not forget
Liberti, Egaliti,
Fraterniti
For there's life in the old world yet!
There'll always be an England (oh yes
there will),
An Ireland and a France (indubitably),
A Liechtenstein and Finland
(absolutely right, completely undeniable),
And we have only one chance...
Earnest young
man with an unhealthy tan
Puts a drink in my hand and says:
""I understand
You're in
search of the place
To continue the chase
Of the heavenly taste?
I suggest in that
case
You all come with me
To my place by the sea
Where the glasses shall be
overflowing with free
Alcoholic delights -
And free love if you like -
For what point
has this life
If you can't re
