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The Parting Glass by Traditional Scottish Folk Lyrics

Genre: rock | Year: 2019

[Verse 1]
Of all the money that e'er I had
I spent it in good company
And all the harm I've ever done
Alas it was to none but me
And all I've done for want of wit
To mem'ry now I can't recall
So fill to me the parting glass
Good night and joy be to you all

[Verse 2]
So fill to me the parting glass
And drink a health whate’er befall
And gently rise and softly call
Good night and joy be to you all

[Verse 3]
Of all the comrades that e'er I had
They're sorry for my going away
And all the sweethearts that e'er I had
They'd wish me one more day to stay
[Verse 4]
But since it fell unto my lot
That I should rise and you should not
I gently rise and softly call
Good night and joy be to you all

[Verse 5]
A man may drink and not be drunk
A man may fight and not be slain
A man may court a pretty girl
And perhaps be welcomed back again
But since it has so ought to be
By a time to rise and a time to fall
Come fill to me the parting glass
Good night and joy be with you all
Good night and joy be with you all