A long time ago, way back in history,
When all they had to drink was nothing but cups of tea,
Along came a mane by the name of Charlie Mopps,
And he invented a wonderful drink and he made it out of hops
He must have been an Admiral, a Sultan or a King
And to his praises we shall always sing
Look what he has done for us: he’s filled us with cheer
Lord bless Charlie Mopps, the man who invented beer beer beer
Tiddily beer beer beer
The Clancy’s bar, the Fury’s pub, the Hole in the Wall as well
One thing you can be sure of
It’s Charlie’s beer they sell
So all ye lads and lasses at 11 o’clock we’ll stop
for 5 short seconds we’ll remember Charlie Mopps
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
He must have been an Admiral, a Sultan or a King
And to his praises we shall always sing
Look what he has done for us: he’s filled us with cheer
Lord bless Charlie Mopps, the man who invented beer beer beer
Tiddily beer beer beer
A barrel of malt a bushel of hops, you stir it around with a stick
The kind of lubrication to make your engine tick
40 pints of wallop a day will keep away the quacks
It’s only eight pence hapenny a pint and one and six in tax
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
He must have been an Admiral, a Sultan or a King
And to his praises we shall always sing
Look what he has done for us: he’s filled us with cheer
Lord bless Charlie Mopps, the man who invented beer beer beer
Tiddily beer beer beer
The Lord bless Charlie Mopps!
– Traditional British Folk Song (1800s)
Beer, Beer, Beer – The Clancy Brothers
