Sussex Toast
This easy to remember English Drinking Song is fun to sing in a group and the lyrics can easily be changed to reflect the occasion. Lyrics I have drunk one and I will drink two Here sits one who’ll drink as much as you (chorus) More »
Barrett’s Privateers
This Canadian Drinking Song is best sung a capella in a group. The first line of each verse is called out by a lead singer and the group responds with “How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now!” Sherbrooke is a city in southern Quebec. More »
Seven Drunken Nights
This is a traditional Irish Drinking Song and like many is sung loud and vibrantly. Depending on the location and band this song is sometimes sung faster than usual because of it’s length. This Irish drinking song is almost always sung in full. Lyrics As More »
21 English Drinking Songs
This complication contains 21 English Drinking Songs from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. Many of the songs are sung in unison, but some have been composed to be sung as rounds (canons) in multiple parts. This compilation includes songs from Henry Purcell, Thomas Ravencroft, John More »
Top 10 Drinking Songs
The Wild Rover (No Nay Never)
The Wild Rover is one of the staple Irish Drinking Songs. The song’s true origins are unknown, but this drinking song is one of the most well known found in Irish and Scottish pubs.
Auld Lang Syne
Auld Lang Syne is probably one of the most famous Scottish Drinking Songs. Written by Scotland’s national poet and iconic figure Robert Burns, this Scottisch drinking song not only frequents the pubs
Black Velvet Band
“Black Velvet Band” is a traditional Irish Drinking Song describing transportation to Australia, a common punishment in 19th century Britain and Ireland. The song tells the story of a tradesman who meets a young woman who has stolen an item and
Lily the Pink
“Lily the Pink” is an Irish Drinking Song based on a bawdy Folk song “The Ballad of Lydia Pinkham,” which was traditionally sung in changing rooms by rugby teams after matches. Lyrics (Chorus) We’ll
Seven Drunken Nights
This is a traditional Irish Drinking Song and like many is sung loud and vibrantly. Depending on the location and band this song is sometimes sung faster than usual because of it’s
Beethoven’s Trinklied No. 282
Ludwig van Beethoven was a musical genius, but he also had quite a sense of humor. In this German Drinking Song, as in some of his canons and other short pieces, he
Fields of Athenry
“Fields of Athenry” is an Irish Drinking Song set during the Great Irish Famine of 1845. It is the story of Michael, who has been punished for stealing food for his starving
Quare Bungle Rye
“Quare Bungle Rye” is a humorous English Drinking Song about rye whiskey. When a sailor Jack goes to purchase some fine rye whiskey a mixup occurs and he is given a baby
Old Dun Cow
“Old Dun Cow” is a traditional Irish Drinking Song written by Harry Wincott in the 19th century. This song is the story of the “Old Dun Cow” pub and the night it
He that will an alehouse keep
A 17th century English Drinking Song written by Thomas Ravencroft in 1611. An “alehouse” or “public house,” now referred to as a “pub” for short was the source of drink prior to
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