The Kingston Trio — Three Jolly Coachmen Stereo Concert version

[Intro] Right now, for those of you who are taking notes The way we got our start was by playing in beer gardens, similar to this, near the colleges we went to Went to a lot of colleges at our fathers' request And the request of deans, health officials, people like that Well, you know the type Anyway, one night we weren't playing at all We were just sort of just sitting there sipping When this Ivy League person walked in which was pretty inspirational because he had all the latest khakis and tweeds and ropes and canvases on You know, like the cologne he used was so manly It came in hairy bottles which is abstract, uh But he needed it for more reasons than one Anyway, he brought with him... you're right she needed it Anyway, he brought with him into this place a lute guitar Which has about nine strings, but he didn't play it You know, sort of vibrated sympathetically stuff he was doing Yeah, these back-easty type tunes like, uh "The Bonnie Wee Crawling Duke" or "Lady Windermere's Operations" Things that they sing around the League all the time Well, he was creating quite a bit of inattention Until he came to this next number When, by golly, these people began to perk up, you know And when he was through the response was heart-warming Especially to us singers Because the whole place stood up as one man and walked out (That's sort of weird) (Close enough for folk music) You'll love it, too, son (Stunning) [Verse 1] One, two, and three jolly coachmen sat at an English tavern Three jolly coachmen sat at an English tavern And they decided And they decided And they decided To have another flagon [Verse 2] Landlord, fill the flowing bowl until it doth run over Landlord, fill the flowing bowl until it doth run over For tonight we'll merr-i be For tonight we'll merr-i be For tonight we'll merr-i be Tomorrow we'll be sober What? [Verse 3] Here's to the man who drinks dark ale and goes to bed quite mellow Here's to the man who drinks dark ale and goes to bed quite mellow He lives as he ought to live Lives as he ought to live Lives as he ought to live And dies a jolly good fellow Ha! Ha! Ha! Ooh! [Verse 4] Here's to the man who drinks water pure and goes to bed quite sober Here's to the man who drinks water pure and goes to bed quite sober He falls as the leaves do fall Falls as the leaves do fall Falls as the leaves do fall He'll die before October Ho! Ho! Ho! Heh-heh-heh Heh-heh-heh-heh, ugh [Verse 5] Here's to the maid who steals a kiss and runs to tell her mother Here's to the maid who steals a kiss and runs to tell her mother She's a foolish, foolish thing She's a foolish, foolish thing She's a foolish, foolish thing For she'll not get another Pity [Verse 6] Here's to the maid who steals a kiss and stays to steal another Here's to the maid who steals a kiss and stays to steal another She's a boon to all mankind She's a boon to all mankind She's a boon to all mankind For she'll soon be a mother [Outro] Thank you