BEER
A previously unreleased track but one I think is fun – Australian country style recorded 1988 at JJ Studios in Sydney as part of demos for what became the Surplus and Dearth album. Two tracks from the demo session, Was It Any Better and Beer were too country to fit with the others and so I held the tracks back and have been trying to record a country album ever since. Maybe this year Martin Cilia and I will finish that project. We have at least 16 tracks to choose from. Sheet music so you can play along! Hit the title above for the Bandcamp track. Downloads appreciated but not expected. Cheers!!!
I HAVE TRAVELLED ALL AROUND THIS DUSTY DIRTY LAND
I HAVE PLAYED IN PITS WHERE FLEAS WOULD NOT DEIGN TO LAND
I HAVE BACKED THE STRIPTEASE BELLES WITH AN OUT OF TUNE ROCK BAND
THERE’S ONLY ONE THING KEEPS ME GOIN ONE THING I UNDERSTAND
AND IT’S : BEER BEER BEER BEER MOST EVERY NIGHT
NOT A NICE WELL ROUNDED RED AND NOT A CRISPY WHITE
BUT A TANKARD OF THE FROTHY BREW THAT’S A WORKIN MAN’S DELIGHT
BEER BEER BEER BEER AND BEER
WELL SOUTHERN BOYS DRINK BOURBON AND IVAN MASHED POTATE
I’VE TRIED EM I’VE IMBIBED ‘EM BUT I HATE TO DEVIATE
FROM THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW PATH IMPLIED BY THOSE WORDS I LONG TO HEAR
BEER BEER BEER BEER BEER
AND IT’S : BEER BEER BEER BEER MOST EVERY NIGHT
NOT A NICE WELL ROUNDED RED AND NOT A CRISPY WHITE
BUT A TANKARD OF THE FROTHY BREW THAT’S A WORKIN MAN’S DELIGHT
BEER BEER BEER BEER AND BEER
WELL LEARNED EUROPEAN DRINKERS SWEAR BY ALMANAC
THE DANISH AKA-VIT AND THE ARABS SWEET ARAK
IN IRAQ IF YOU DRINK AT ALL IT’S THE AUTOMATIC SACK
BUT THERE’S MORE THAN ONE HAS RISKED THE GUN TO CRACK A COLD SIX-PACK
AND IT’S : BEER BEER BEER BEER MOST EVERY NIGHT
NOT A NICE WELL ROUNDED RED AND NOT A CRISPY WHITE
BUT A TANKARD OF THE FROTHY BREW THAT’S A WORKIN MAN’S DELIGHT
BEER BEER BEER BEER AND BEER
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