Good Ale-Bob Cooper/Ron Copper

[ti:Good Ale] [ar:Bob Cooper] [al:English Shepherd and Farming Songs] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Good Ale - Bob Cooper/Ron Copper [00:01.05]It is of good ale to you I'll sing [00:04.44]And to good ale I'll always cling [00:07.61]I like my mug filled to the brim [00:10.54]And I'll drink all you'd like to bring [00:13.76]Oh good ale though art my darling [00:17.52]Though art my joy both night and morning [00:22.55] [00:23.07]It is you that helps me with my work [00:25.88]And from a task I'll never shirk [00:28.96]While I can get a good home brew [00:31.31]And better than one pint I like two [00:34.99]Oh good ale though art my darling [00:38.73]Though art my joy both night and morning [00:43.96] [00:44.68]I love you in the early morn [00:47.49]I love you in daylight dark or dawn [00:50.47] [00:51.06]And when I'm weary worn or spent [00:53.92]I'll turn the tap and ease the vent [00:57.22]Oh good ale though art my darling [01:01.27]Though art my joy both night and morning [01:06.45] [01:07.30]It is you that makes my friends my foes [01:09.82] [01:10.50]It is you that makes me wear old clothes [01:13.95]But since you come so near my nose [01:16.68]It's up you comes and down you goes [01:19.78]Oh good ale though art my darling [01:23.79]Though art my joy both night and morning [01:29.18] [01:29.79]And if all my friends from Adam's race [01:32.46] [01:33.04]Was to meet me here all in this place [01:36.33]I could part from all without one fear [01:39.09]Before I'd part from my good beer [01:42.07]Oh good ale though art my darling [01:46.04]Though art my joy both night and morning [01:51.16] [01:51.76]And if my wife should me despise [01:54.57] [01:55.09]How soon I'd give her two black eyes [01:57.82]But if she loved me as I love they [02:00.44]What a happy couple we should be [02:03.93]Oh good ale though art my darling [02:07.76]Though art my joy both night and morning [02:12.83] [02:13.49]You have caused me debts that I've often swore [02:16.48]I never would drink strong ale no more [02:20.02]But you for all that I'll forgive [02:23.17]And I'll drink strong ale as long as I live [02:27.03]Oh good ale though art my darling [02:31.17]Though art my joy both night and morning