When Jones's Ale was New
Come all you honest labouring men that work hard all the day
And join with me at the Barley Mow to pass an hour away
Where we can sing and drink and be merry
And drive away all our cares and worry
When Jones's ale was new, my boys, When Jones's ale was new.The first to come in was the Ploughman with sweat all on his brow
Up with the lark at the break of day he guides the speedy plough
He drives his team, how they do toil
O'er hill and valley to turn the soil
When Jones's ale was new, my boys, When Jones's ale was new.The next to come in was the Blacksmith his brawny arms all bare
And with his pint of Jones's ale he has no fear or care
Throughout the day his hammer he's swinging
And he sings when he hears the anvil ringing
When Jones's ale was new, my boys, When Jones's ale was new.The next to come in was the Scytheman so cheerful and so brown
And with the rhythm of his scythe the corn he does mow down
He works, he mows, he sweats and he blows
And he leaves his swathes laying all in rows
When Jones's ale was new, my boys, When Jones's ale was new.The next to come in was the Tinker and he was no small beer drinker
And he was no small beer-drinker to join the jovial crew
He told the old woman he'd mend her old kettle
Good Lord how his hammer and tongs did rattle
When Jones's ale was new, my boys, When Jones's ale was new.Now here is Jones our Landlord a jovial man is he
Likewise his wife a buxom lass who joins in harmony
We wish them happiness and good will
While our pots and glasses they do fill
When Jones's ale was new, my boys, When Jones's ale was new.
Words and music of When Jones's Ale was New are in The Copper Family Song Book, and in Bob Copper's book, A Song for Every Season.
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New: 22 December 2000 | Now: 22 December 2000 | Garry Gillard