Have A Drink On Me;Lonnie Donnegan.
#8 on UK Pop Charts on VOGUE and ATLANTIC
Records in 1961.
INTRO: A
#1.
A D
In eighteen-eighty down a dusty road, along came a
E A
miner with a big fat load.
A
He was caked in dirt from his head to his foot, his
D E A
hair so black, that it looked like soot.
#2.
A
Well, he reined in his mule and hitched him to the rail,
D E A
and he said, Old fella it's the end of the trail.
A D
Well, he ambled on down to the old saloon, he said, I
know it's early and it ain't quite noon.
E A
But, hey, hey, everybody drink on me.
CHORUS:
A
Have a drink, have a drink, have a drink on me.
Gbm
Everybody have a drink on me.
E A
Hey, hey, everybody drink on me.
A
Have a drink, have a drink, have a drink on me.
Gbm
Everybody have a drink on me.
E A
Hey, hey, everybody drink on me.
#3.
A
Well, I just got a letter from down in Tennessee..
D
it said my Uncle died and left an oil-well to me.
E A
Hey, hey, everybody drink on me.
A
I've been diggin' all my life and I nearly got to hell..
D
but my Uncle dug potatoes and he struck an oil-well.
E A
Hey, hey, everybody drink on me.
CHORUS:
A
Have a drink, have a drink, have a drink on me.
Gbm
Everybody have a drink on me.
E A
Hey, hey, everybody drink on me.
A
Have a drink, have a drink, have a drink on me.
Gbm
Everybody have a drink on me.
E A
Hey, hey, everybody drink on me.
INTERLUDE: A D E A..A D E A
#4.
A
Well, black gold, yellow gold, guess it?s all the same..
D
take my tip and give up the mining game.
E A
Hey, hey, everybody drink on me!
A
Well, sell your shovel and your old Long Johns..
D
you can make a fortune writin' Adam Faith?s songs.
E A
Hey, hey, everybody drink on me. One more time!
CHORUS:
A
Have a drink, have a drink, have a drink on me.
Gbm
Everybody have a drink on me.
E A
Hey, hey, everybody drink on me.
A
Have a drink, have a drink, have a drink on me.
Gbm
Everybody have a drink on me.
E A
Hey, hey, everybody drink on me.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
