For a hearty ale i'll spin you a tale of merriment on the sea For a tasty stout i'll dance about in the finest of company For a lick of mead i'll sing so sweet of where my ships a' goin' Well i just got paid so fetch the made and keep the beer a' flowin'! The time has come once again to drink away our sorrow With a lass on my arm and a beer in hand who cares about tomorrow Well the night is young there's Lots of time to dance alot and be merry So forget the cider and grab the rum and perhaps a drop of sherry We drank and sang with spirits high until the crack of dawn We drank and drank and drank and we drank until they were gone With spirits low we sought to go to save a pretty penny And the maid came down saying dont stop now we still got the sherry