When humming brown beer was the Englishman's taste

DMI number:

20741

First Line:

When humming brown beer was the Englishman's taste

Last Line:

Faith nothing at all but meer fiddle dee dee | Oh the brown beer &c

Poem Genre / Form:

Triplet, Drinking song, and Song with refrain

Themes:

Food and drink[beer] and Patriotism / glory of the British nation

Related Poems

First Line:

When mighty roast beef was the Englishman's food

Last Line:

But now we're a I could but goodnight | Oh the roast beef of old England and old English roast beef

Relationship:

Variant Of

Comments:

Content/Publication

Title:

The toper's delight or a pipe of the best [ESTC T124884]

Page No(s):

pp.52-53

Poem Title:

Song XXII. When mighty Roast Beef.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed