| AKA |
| Lyrics | RP Weston | Music | Bert Lee | Roud | V53407 |
| Music Hall performers | Ernie Mayne |
| Folk performances | John Kirkpatrick |
We shall win the war. We shall win the war. As I said before, we shall win the war The Kaiser's in a dreadful fury Now he knows we're making it in every brewery 'Ave you read of it? 'Seen what's said of it? In the Mirror and the Mail It's a substitute, and a pubstitute And it's known as Government ale, or otherwise Lloyd George's Beer. Lloyd George's Beer At the brewery, there's nothing doing All the water works are brewing Lloyd George's Beer. It isn't dear Oh they say it's a terrible war, oh Lor And there never was a war like this before But the worst thing that ever happened in the war Is Lloyd George's Beer. Buy a lot of it. All they've got of it Dip your bread in it. Shove yer head in it. From January till October And I bet a penny that you'll still be sober Get the froth off it. Make your broth with it With a pair of mutton chops Drown your dogs in it. Drops some frogs in it Then you'll see some wonderful hops in that lovely stuff. Lloyd George's Beer. Lloyd George's Beer At the brewery, there's nothing doing All the water works are brewing Lloyd George's Beer. It isn't dear Said Haig to Joffre 'When affairs looked black If you can't shift the beggars with your gas attack Get your squirters out and we'll squirt the devils out With Lloyd George's Beer.
A rare protest song from World War One! Revived by John Kirkpatrick and others, regularly heard in singaround’s round my way…
There is more about Weston and Lee here, and about the little I know about Ernie Mayne is here.
Sources:
- Lyrics: monologues.co.uk
Ernie Mayne sings it:
Last Updated on November 3, 2020 by John Baxter | Published: May 4, 2020
