Glasses Sparkle on the Board, The

DESCRIPTION: "The glasses sparkle on the board, The wine is ruby bright." At day's end, "If any pain or care remain, Why, drown it in the bowl." The singer denies that it is a world of woe, since one can still drink. The answer to everything is "drown it in the bowl"
AUTHOR: Words: W. D. Diggs / Music: T. A. Geary (source: sheet music published by G. E. Blake)
EARLIEST DATE: 1832 (The Vocal Annual, according to Jackson-EarlySongsOfUncleSam)
KEYWORDS: drink nonballad
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Jackson-EarlySongsOfUncleSam, p. 266, "The Glasses Sparkle on the Board" (1 text)
Roud #13772
BROADSIDES:
Library of Congress 2015560253, "The Glasses Sparkle on the Board," G. E. Blake (Philadelphia), n.d.
File: JESU266

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