Tam Brown
Source: The Stone Fiddle by Paddy Tunney
Location: New Edition, page 77 / 78 / 79
Let the king take the queen, and the queen take the knave,
We are a jolly company of stalwarts, stout and brave.
Here’s to you Tam Brown, here’s to you with all my heart.
We’ll have another glass or two this night before we apart,
Here’s to you, Tam Brown.
The queen takes the knave, and the knave takes the ten,
We are a gallant company of strong and sturdy men.
Here’s to you Tam Brown, here’s to you with all my heart.
We’ll have another glass or two this night before we apart,
Here’s to you, Tam Brown.
The knave takes the ten, and the ten takes the nine,
And since we’re all together boys, good health to yours and mine.
Here’s to you Tam Brown, here’s to you with all my heart.
We’ll have another glass or two this night before we apart,
Here’s to you, Tam Brown.
Let the ten take the nine, and the nine takes the eight,
We are a jolly company of heroes tall and straight.
Here’s to you Tam Brown, here’s to you with all my heart.
We’ll have another glass or two this night before we apart,
Here’s to you, Tam Brown.
Let the nine take the eight, and the eight take the seven,
And since we are together boys, I think we’ll head for heaven.
Here’s to you Tam Brown, here’s to you with all my heart.
We’ll have another glass or two this night before we apart,
Here’s to you, Tam Brown.
Let the right take the seven, and the seven take the six,
And when the drinking’s over boys we’ll hobble home on sticks.
Here’s to you Tam Brown, here’s to you with all my heart.
We’ll have another glass or two this night before we apart,
Here’s to you, Tam Brown.
Let the seven take the six, and the six take the five,
And since we’re altogether, boys we’ll keep the fun alive.
Here’s to you Tam Brown, here’s to you with all my heart.
We’ll have another glass or two this night before we apart,
Here’s to you, Tam Brown.
Let the six take the five, and the five take the four,
And since we’re all together boys, we’ll rap and call for more.
Here’s to you Tam Brown, here’s to you with all my heart.
We’ll have another glass or two this night before we apart,
Here’s to you, Tam Brown.
Let the five take the four, and the four take the tray,
We are a jolly company; we’ll drink till break of day.
Here’s to you Tam Brown, here’s to you with all my heart.
We’ll have another glass or two this night before we apart,
Here’s to you, Tam Brown.
The four takes the tray, and the tray takes the deuce,
And since we’re altogether boys, we’ll drink the barley juice.
Here’s to you Tam Brown, here’s to you with all my heart.
We’ll have another glass or two this night before we apart,
Here’s to you, Tam Brown.
The tray takes the deuce, and the deuce takes the ace,
We are a jolly company all full of fun and grace.
Here’s to you Tam Brown, here’s to you with all my heart.
We’ll have another glass or two this night before we apart,
Here’s to you, Tam Brown.
Let the deuce take the ace, and the ace take them all,
And since we’re altogether boys, we’ll make another call.
Here’s to you Tam Brown, here’s to you with all my heart.
We’ll have another glass or two this night before we apart,
Here’s to you, Tam Brown.