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
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
Fairytale of New York
Fairytale of New York is a holiday Irish Drinking Song by The Pogues that is sung during Christmas. This song brings a unique Irish flare to the typical New York Christmas story.
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)
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
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
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
Weinlied
“Weinlied” is a German Drinking Song specifically about wine or wein in German. Lyrics Lustig zu sein beim kühlen Wein hab ich mir für genommen. Ein jeder nu das seine tu und
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
Aiken Drum
“Aiken Drum” is a popular Scottish Drinking Song and nursery rhyme, an odd combination. The traditional folk song probably has its origins in a Jacobite song about the Battle of Sheriffmuir (1715).
Finnegan’s Wake
This Irish Drinking Song is an adaptation of Finnegans Wake, a work of comic fiction by Irish author James Joyce, significant for its experimental style and resulting reputation as one of the most
