Another Little Drink Wouldn't Do Us Any Harm

DESCRIPTION: "There was a pretty lass and I'm grieved to say She climbed upon a 'bus on a windy day When a busy breeze blew an awful storm And another little drink wouldn't do us any harm." Drink helps when the curate goes to a sewing bee, and helps Mr. Asquith
AUTHOR: Clifford Grey (source: Arthur-WhenThisBloodyWarIsOver, though Grey's text seems to be somewhat different from the Arthur text))
EARLIEST DATE: 1913 (source: Arthur-WhenThisBloodyWarIsOver)
KEYWORDS: drink humorous clergy
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Arthur-WhenThisBloodyWarIsOver, pp. 31-32, "Another Little Drink Wouldn't Do Us Any Harm" (1 text)
cf. FolkSongAndMusicHall, "Another little drink"
Roud #9607?
SAME TUNE:
Another Thousand Revs (File: WJL041)
Another Undercarriage Wouldn't Do Us Any Harm (File: WJL066)
NOTES [29 words]: Note that, although the title of this is the same as a line in "Turkey in the Straw," it is an entirely separate song. There do seem to be cases where the verses float. - RBW
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File: AWTBW031

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