Down Among The Dead Man

Traditional English Drinking Song - End Of 17th Century

Arr. Jan Fissette

Am Dm E(Am) Dm G C
  
                

  
1. Here's a health to the king and a last ing peace, To fac tion an end, to wealth in crease!

5 Am Dm E(Am) Dm G C
  
               
  
Come, let's drink it while we have breath, For there's no drin king af ter death; And

9 Am C (G) (C) C G Dm Am
 
     
    
       
he that will this health de ny, Down a mong the dead men, Down a mong the dead man,

13 Am Em F C Am Dm E Am

        
      
Down, down, down, down, Down a mong the dead man let him lie!
 2.
Let charming beauty's health go round,
To whom celestial joys are found;
And may confusion still pursue
The senceless womanhating crew;
And they that woman's health deny,

Down among the dead men,

Down among the dead men,
Down, down, down, down, down,
Down among the dead men let him lie!

3.
In smiling Bacchus' joys I'll roll,
Deny no plaesure to my soul;
Let Bacchus' health round briskly move,
For Bacchus is a friend to Love;
And he that will this health deny,

Down...

4.
May love and wine their rites maintain,
And their united pleasures reign;
While Bacchus' treasures crown the board,
We'll sing the joys that both afford;
And they that wont with us comply;

Down...