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DRINKING RHYME
THE FOLLOWING IS SUNG AS A TOAST TO SOME PERSON WHO MUST
THEN "CHUG" A BEER AS HIS RESPONSE. (USED IN WHALE'S TALES
GAME)
HERE'S TO (NAME), HE'S TRUE BLUE,
HE'S A DRUNKARD THROUGH AND THROUGH
HE'S AN ALKY, SO THEY SAY
TRIED TO GET TO HEAVEN, BUT HE WENT THE OTHER WAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse C750.534 |