Chorus:
Landlord fill the flowing bowl until it doth run over, 
Landlord fill the flowing bowl until it doth run over
For tonight we'll merr-i be, 
for tonight we'll merr-i be, 
for tonight we'll merr-i be:  tomorrow we'll be sober.

Here's to the man who drinks water pure and goes to bed quite sober, 
Here's to the man who drinks water pure and goes to bed quite sober, 
He falls as the leaves do fall, 
He falls as the leaves do fall, 
He falls as the leaves do fall:  he'll die before October.   (Chorus)

Here's to the man who drinks good ale and goes to bed quite mellow, 
Here's to the man who drinks good ale and goes to bed quite mellow, 
He lives as he ought to live, 
He lives as he ought to live, 
He lives as he ought to live:  he'll die a jolly fellow.    (Chorus)

Here's to the maid who steals a kiss, and runs to tell her mother, 
Here's to the maid who steals a kiss, and runs to tell her mother, 
She's a little foolish foolish lass, 
She's a little foolish foolish lass, 
She's a little foolish foolish lass:  for she'll not get another.    (Chorus)

Here's to the maid who steals a kiss, and stays to have another, 
Here's to the maid who steals a kiss, and stays to have another, 
She's a boon to all mankind, 
She's a boon to all mankind, 
She's a boon to all mankind:  for she'll soon be a mother.    (Chorus)

This was one of the drinking songs that I was taught as a "Singing Guard" for the 1985 Scenario at King Richard's Faire.  This arrangement was by Diane Hayes-Rügger.   The Kingston Trio released a version dangerously similar to this one.  Most of the "Old Time Folk Singers" will remember that and this one will confuse them! -- Dean Calin