for the b3tan at blousies bash
Who had never heard of this song
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(chorus)
we'll drink a drink a drink
to lily the pink the pink the pink
the saviour of our human race
for she invented, medicinal compound
most efficasious in every case

mr freers, had sticky out ears
and it made him awful shy
and so they gave him medicinal compound
and now he's learning how to fly

robert tony, was known to be bony
he would never eat his meals
and so they gave him medicinal compound
now they move him round on wheels

we'll drink a drink a drink
to lily the pink the pink the pink
the saviour of the human race
for she invented medicinal compound
mosr efficasious in every case

old ebineezer thought he was julius caeser
and so they put him in a home
where they gave him medicnal compound
and now he's emporor of Rome

jonny hammer, had a terrible st st st st stammer
he could hardly sssay a word
and so they gave him medicinal compound
now's he's seen, but never heard

chorus

aunty milly, ran willy nilly
when her legs they did recede
so they looked on medicnal compound
now they call her milly bee

jennifer eccles, had terrible freckles
and the boys all called her names
but they gave her medicinal compound
now she joins in all the games

chorus

lily the pink she turned to drink
she filled up with parafin inside
and despite her medicinal compound
sadly picklilly died

up to heaven her soul ascended
all the church bells they did ring
she took with her medicinal compound
hark the herald angels sing

chorus
(Halfy By light alone, Thu 1 Jul 2010, 9:02, 4 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

ahh rugby songs

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Thu 1 Jul 2010, 9:12, Reply)

Jeeez that takes me back.
We sang that at school in 1969 I think.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Thu 1 Jul 2010, 9:17, Reply)

I sang it in school in the 80s I think
also, I have a feeling it may be based on a true story
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 1 Jul 2010, 10:17, Reply)

It seems so
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Pinkham
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Thu 1 Jul 2010, 10:34, Reply)

Ahh the navy boys were singing this on hols.
And I learnt The Chicago Department Store one too.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Thu 1 Jul 2010, 10:37, Reply)

Nice of you not to identify me as the ignorant one!

(bill, Thu 1 Jul 2010, 14:18, Reply)