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HUNDRED BOTTLES OF BEER ON THE WALL

A HUNDRED BOTTLES OF BEER ON THE WALL,
A HUNDRED BOTTLES OF BEER,
IF ONE OF THOSE BOTTLES SHOULD HAPPEN TO FALL,
NINETY-NINE BOTTLES OF BEER ON THE WALL,
NINETY-NINE BOTTLES OF BEER,
IF ONE OF THOSE BOTTLES SHOULD HAPPEN TO FALL,
NINETY-EIGHT BOTTLES OF BEER ON THE WALL.
( ETC. THIS GOES ALL THE WAY TO ZERO BOTTLES OF BEER ON THE WALL.)

Submitter comment: THIS IS A DRINKING SONG, OR A SONG SUNG ON TRIPS LIKE BUS RIDES OR
PICNICS.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

James Callow Keyword(s): CHAIN--DIMINUTIVE, NOT CUMULATIVE

Date learned: 10-10-1972