TUNESMITH TUESDAY - "Lily the Pink" by the Irish Rovers

Lilly the Pink

By The Irish Rovers

Chorus: 

We'll drink a drink a drink 

To Lily the pink the pink the pink 

The savior of the human race. 

She invented medicinal compounds. 

Most efficacious in every case. 

Now here's a story 

A little bit gory 

A little bit happy 

A little bit sad 

Of Lily the pink and 

Her medicinal compounds. 

And how it drove her to the bad. 

Ol' Ebenezer

Thought he was Julius Ceasar

So they put him in the home.

There they gave him medicinal compound,

Now he's Emperor of Rome.

Freddy Klinger. 

The opera singer 

Could break a glass with his voice 

'Tis said. 

Rubbed his tonsils 

With medicinal compounds 

Now they break glasses over his head. 

Johnny Hammer 

Had a t-t-terrible stammer. 

He could hardly s-s-say a word. 

So they g-g-gave him 

Medicinal compounds. 

Now he's s-s-seen 

But never heard. 

(Chorus) 

Uncle Paul, he 

Was very small, he 

Was the shortest man in town. 

Rubbed his body 

With medicinal compounds. 

Now he weighs only half a pound. 

Lily died and 

Went up to heaven. 

All the church bells 

They did ring. 

She took with her 

Medicinal compounds. 

Hark the herald angels sing. 

(Chorus)