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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DRINKING-SONG, by ANONYMOUS
First Line: You may say that lachrymae christi
Last Line: "and, waiter, my glass replenish / with plain milwaukee beer"
Subject(s): Drinks & Drinking
First Line: You may say that lachrymae christi
Last Line: "and, waiter, my glass replenish / with plain milwaukee beer"
Subject(s): Drinks & Drinking
YOU may say that Lachrymae Christi
Is a potion most divine;
You may praise the wine of Asti,
Or claret of '59;
You may talk of your golden sherry,
Of Heidseck, dry and clear, --
But a good drink and a merry
Is plain Milwaukee beer.
'T is a strong yet mild potation, --
But let that merit pass, --
Its noblest commendation
Is -- "Just five cents a glass!"
Away with your costly Rhenish!
With Chablis, good but dear,
And, waiter, my glass replenish
With plain Milwaukee beer.
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