words and music by Pierce Campbell

Chorus:
Hey ho, give me a pint or so, and I’ll not bother you until I’m sober
Hey ho, give me a pint or so, and I’ll not bother you until I’m sober

Well me wife is a year passed on and my children are all gone
And there’s no-one to watch over me in my agein’
So I take care of myself, tip a pint back to my health
‘Cause it helps me in this war on life I’m wagein’

Chorus

Some say I drink too much but those are just rumors and such
People like to tease a man when he’s been drinkin’
So buy me one more beer and leave me to me tears
‘Cause I’ll not tell a soul of what I’m thinkin’

Chorus

Sometimes I get so sad thinkin’ ’bout this life I’ve had
As I raise another glass to friends who have fallen
And I wonder why it’s me the Lord refuses to see
Or have I just not heard him when He’s callin’

Chorus

Now I see the reaper’s face he say’s I was misplaced
And he’s sorry for all the trouble that he caused me
One thing before I go, just give me a pint or so
‘Cause I’ll not leave behind the thing that’s pleased me

Chorus
Audience solo!
Chorus

We learned this song from Chris of Minstrel Woode at the Kentucky Renaissance Faire, but it turns out it was written by a guy named Pierce Campbell. For more great songs like this, make sure to visit Pierce Campbell’s website at http://www.piercecampbell.com/.