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Version 1

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X:1
T:Down Among The Dead Men
C:John Dyer 
R: reel
Z: Webmaster
M:C
L:1/4
Q:1/4=120
K:C
P:verse
z2 z E/2E/2 | A A/2^G/2 A E/2E/2 | F D E E | 
w:Here's a health to the King and a las-ting peace. May
F E D C | G G C3/2 z/2 | 
w:fac-tion end and wealth in-crease.
A A/2^G/2 A E | F G/2A/2 E E | 
w:Come let us drink it while we have breath, for
F E D C | G G C3/2 z/2 | 
w:there's no drink-ing af-ter death.
P:chorus
A3/2 G/2 A G | A B c2 | 
w:He who would this toast de-ny
C/2D/2E/2F/2 G G | D/2E/2F/2G/2 A G | 
w:Down a-mong the dead men down a-mong the dead men
E2 D2 | C2 B,2 | 
w:Down down down down
c/2B/2A/2^G/2 A E | E E A,2 ||
w:Down a-mong the dead men let him lie
W:
W:1
W:Here's a health to the King and a lasting peace 
W:To faction an end, to wealth increase! 
W:Come, let's drink it while we have breath, 
W:For there's no drinking after death. 
W:And he that will this health deny, 
W:
W:ch
W:Down among the dead men, down among the dead men, 
W:Down, down, down, down, Down among the dead men, let him lie. 
W:.
W:2
W:Let charming beauty's health go round, 
W:In whom celestial joys are found. 
W:And may confusion still pursue 
W:The senseless woman hating crew; 
W:And they that woman's health deny, 
W:
W:3
W:In smiling Bacchus' joys I'll roll, 
W:Deny no pleasure to my soul; 
W:Let Bacchus' health round briskly move, 
W:For Bacchus is a friend to love. 
W:And he that will this health deny, 
W:
W:4
W:May love and wine their rites maintain, 
W:And their united pleasures reign; 
W:While Bacchus' treasure crowns the board 
W:We'll sing the joys that both afford. 
W:And he that won't with us comply.

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