Title:

All For Me Grog

Notes on this song:

This song celebrates the traditional vices of "wine, women and song." The tempo is upbeat and fun, and it's one of my favorites.

Grog is a drink composed of rum and water. It used to be a ration in the American and British navies.

Track 5 on Sampawam's Creek's first CD

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Lyrics:

It's all for me grog, me jolly jolly grog
All gone for beer and tobacco
Well I spent all me tin on the lassies drinking gin
Far across the western ocean I must wander

Where are me boots, me noggin', noggin' boots?
All gone for beer and tobacco
For the heels are worn out and the toes are kicked about
And the soles are looking out for better weather

It's all for me grog, me jolly jolly grog
All gone for beer and tobacco
Well I spent all me tin on the lassies drinking gin
Far across the western ocean I must wander

Where is me shirt, me noggin', noggin' shirt?
All gone for beer and tobacco
For the collar is all worn, and the sleeves they are all torn
And the tail is looking out for better weather

It's all for me grog, me jolly jolly grog
All gone for beer and tobacco
Well I spent all me tin on the lassies drinking gin
Far across the western ocean I must wander

I'm sick in the head and I haven't gone to bed
Since first I came ashore from me slumber
For I spent all me dough on the lassies don't you know
Far across the western ocean I must wander

It's all for me grog, me jolly jolly grog
All gone for beer and tobacco
Well I spent all me tin on the lassies drinking gin
Far across the western ocean I must wander

[Saltier verses sung by some:]

Where is me bed, me noggin' noggin bed
All gone for beer and tobacco
Well I lent it to a whore and now the sheets are all tore
And the springs are looking out for better weather.

It's all for me grog, me jolly jolly grog
All gone for beer and tobacco
Well I spent all me tin on the lassies drinking gin
Far across the western ocean I must wander

Where is me wench, me noggin' noggin' wench
All gone for beer and tobacco
Well her  (clap)'s all worn out and her (clap) is knocked about
And her (clap) is looking out for better weather.

It's all for me grog, me jolly jolly grog
All gone for beer and tobacco
Well I spent all me tin on the lassies drinking gin
Far across the western ocean I must wander