1 Oh ain't she sweet
Oh ain't she sweet,
well see her walking down that street.
Well I ask you very confidentially:
ain't she sweet?
Oh ain't that nice,
well look her over once or twice.
Yes I ask you very confidentially:
ain't she nice?
Just cast an eye
in her direction.
Oh me oh my,
ain't that perfection?
Oh I repeat
well don't you think that's kind of neat?
Yes I ask you very confidentially:
ain't she sweet?
Oh ain't she sweet,
well see her walking down that street.
Well I ask you very confidentially:
ain't she sweet?
Well I ask you very confidentially:
ain't she sweet?
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2 Messing about on the river
When the weather is fine then you know it's a sign
For messing about on the river.
If you take my advice there's nothing so nice
As messing about on the river.
There are long boats and short boats and all kinds of craft,
And cruisers and keel boats and some with no draught.
So take off your coat and hop in a boat
Go messing about on the river.
There are boats made from kits that reach you in bits
For messing about on the river.
Or you might want to skull in a glass-fibred hull.
Just messing about on the river.
There are tillers and rudders and anchors and cleats,
And ropes that are sometimes referred to as sheets.
With the wind in your face there's no finer place,
Than messing about on the river.
There are skippers and mates and rowing club eights
Just messing about on the river.
There are pontoons and trots and all sorts of knots
For messing about on the river.
With inboards and outboards and dinghies you sail.
The first thing you learn is the right way to bail.
In a one-seat canoe you're the skipper and crew,
Just messing about on the river.
There are bridges and locks and moorings and docks
When messing about on the river.
There's a whirlpool and weir that you mustn't go near
When messing about on the river.
There are backwater places all hidden from view,
And quaint little islands just awaiting for you.
So I'll leave you right now to cast off your bow,
Go messing about on the river.
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3 Come landlord fill the flowing bowl
Come landlord fill the
flowing bowl until it doth run over.
Come landlord fill the flowing bowl until it doth run over!
For tonight we'll merry-merry be, (times 3)
Tomorrow we'll be sober.
Here's the man who drinks water pure and goes to bed quite sober.
Here's the man who drinks water pure and goes to bed quite sober.
He falls as all the leaves do fall, (times 3)
If he drinks before October. .
Here's the maid who steals a kiss and runs to tell her mother.
Here's the maid who steals a kiss and runs to tell her mother.
She is a foolish, foolish thing. (times 3)
She shall not get another.
Here’s the maid who steals a kiss and stays to steal another.
Here's the maid who steals a kiss and stays to steal another.
She is a boon to all mankind. (times 3)
She soon shall be a mother.
| G | D7 | G |
| Come landlord fill the flowing bowl, | until it doth run | over. |
| D7 | G | |
| Come landlord fill the flowing bowl, | until it doth run | over. |
| C | |
| For tonight we'll | merry, merry be, |
| D7 | G |
| For tonight we'll | merry, merry be. |
| C | |
| For tonight we'll | merry, merry be, |
| D7 | G | |
| to | morrow we'll be | sober. |
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