Good Ale-The Copper Family

[ti:Good Ale] [ar:The Copper Family] [al:Come Write Me Down - Early Recordings of The Copper Family of Rottingdean] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Good Ale - The Copper Family [00:00.44]It is of good ale to you I'll sing [00:02.73] [00:03.28]And to good ale I'll always cling [00:06.28]I like my mug filled to the brim [00:09.21]And I'll drink all you'd like to bring [00:12.55]Oh good ale thou art my darling [00:15.72] [00:16.47]Thou art my joy both night and morning [00:20.87] [00:21.84]It is you that helps me with my work [00:24.53] [00:25.04]And from a task I'll never shirk [00:27.58] [00:28.24]While I can get a good home brew [00:30.55]And better than one pint I like two [00:33.42] [00:34.16]Oh good ale thou art my darling [00:37.25] [00:37.91]Thou art my joy both night and morning [00:43.17] [00:44.06]I love you in the early morn [00:46.51] [00:47.12]I love you in daylight dark or dawn [00:50.43]And when I'm weary worn or spent [00:53.47]I'll turn the tap and ease the vent [00:56.93]Oh good ale thou art my darling [01:00.13] [01:00.92]Thou art my joy both night and morning [01:05.96] [01:07.14]It is you that makes my friends my foes [01:09.75] [01:10.30]It is you that makes me wear old clothes [01:13.86]But since you come so near my nose [01:16.48]It's up you comes and down you goes [01:18.97] [01:19.83]Oh good ale thou art my darling [01:23.30] [01:24.04]Thou art my joy both night and morning [01:29.39] [01:30.18]And if all my friends from Adam's race [01:32.66] [01:33.45]Was to meet me here all in this place [01:36.74]I could part from all without one fear [01:39.66]Before I'd part from my good beer [01:42.70]Oh good ale thou art my darling [01:46.09] [01:46.67]Thou art my joy both night and morning [01:51.87] [01:52.55]And if my wife should me despise [01:55.35] [01:55.89]How soon I'd give her two black eyes [01:58.22] [01:58.76]But if she loved me as I love thee [02:01.23]What a happy couple we should be [02:04.14] [02:04.82]Oh good ale thou art my darling [02:08.17] [02:08.86]Thou art my joy both night and morning [02:13.69] [02:14.69]You have caused me debts that I've often swore [02:17.82]I never would drink strong ale no more [02:20.89] [02:21.40]But you for all that I'll forgive [02:24.47]And I'll drink strong ale as long as I live [02:28.52]Oh good ale thou art my darling [02:31.89] [02:32.75]Thou art my joy both night and morning