lyrics: live at bainbridge – half a pint

cd: Live at Bainbridge

track 4: Half a Pint

My father was a working man
until his dying day
Said anything worth doin’s
worth doin’ all the way
And when it came to drinking
moderation was at bay
You tried to serve him half a pint
he’d bop you straight away

Half a Pint, Half a Pint?
Half a Pint you see
I find it so peculiar,
It isn’t meant to be
Like kissin’ on your sister
or reusing bags of tea
What’s the point of half a pint
it makes no sense to me

T’was late one Friday evening
and the pub was closing down
Politely asked the barmaid
would she pour me final round
I must have been a horrid sight,
she shook her head and sighed
Said all you gets a half a pint,
it’s time you said goodnight

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I took my favorite lassie
for a night upon the town
And though she is a lovely girl
she’s not so big around
And I will call for double shots
for I’m a thirsty man
She always orders half a pint,
I’ll never understand

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Some will take the whiskey
and sip it through the night
Others take a cup of tea
and hold their fingers light
While I prefer a foamy glass
and fill it up to here
A half a pint of porter
is a pitiful waste of cheer

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So if you are a drinking man
and I sure fit the bill
And find that your predicament’s
a glass that’s half way filled
Well I’ve got a solution
that will remedy that ill
You’ll have to drink at twice the pace
to satisfy your will.

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