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First Line: Eat, drink and be gay
Last Line: A pretty stiff jorum of tea!
Alternate Author Name(s): Gilbert, W. S.
Subject(s): Food & Eating; Tea


Eat, drink and be gay,
Banish all worry and sorrow;
Laugh gaily to-day,
Weep, if you're sorry, to-morrow!
Come, pass the cup round—
I will go bail for the liquor;
It's strong, I'll be bound,
For it was brewed by the vicar!

Chorus

None so knowing as he
At brewing a jorum of tea,
Ha! Ha!
A pretty stiff jorum of tea!

Pain, trouble, and care,
Misery, heart-ache and worry,
Quick, out of your lair!
Get you all gone in a hurry!
Toil, sorrow, and plot,
Fly away quicker and quicker—
Three spoons to the pot—
That is the brew of your vicar!

Chorus

None so cunning as he
At brewing a jorum of tea,
Ha! Ha!
A pretty stiff jorum of tea!





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