Punch Ladle | |
| 1. | Come all you bold fellows that 'ave to this place come |
| And we'll sing to the praise of good brandy and rum | |
| Let us lift up our glasses good cheer is our goal | |
| Ch. | Bring me the punch ladle I'll fathom the bowl |
| I'll fathom the bowl I'll fathom the bowl | |
| Bring me the punch ladle I'll fathom the bowl | |
| 2. | From France we do get brandy from Jamaica comes rum |
| Sweet oranges and lemons from Portugal come | |
| But stout beer and cider are England's control | |
| Ch. | Bring me the punch ladle I'll fathom the bowl |
| I'll fathom the bowl I'll fathom the bowl | |
| Bring me the punch ladle I'll fathom the bowl | |
| 3. | My wife she do come in while I'm taking my ease |
| She scolds me and nags but I'll do as I please | |
| She may scold me and nag me 'till she's black as the coal | |
| Ch. | Bring me the punch ladle I'll fathom the bowl |
| I'll fathom the bowl I'll fathom the bowl | |
| Bring me the punch ladle I'll fathom the bowl | |
| 4. | My father he do lie at the depth of the sea |
| With no stone at his head but what matter for he | |
| There's a clear crystal fountain near England doth roll | |
| Ch. | Bring me the punch ladle I'll fathom the bowl |
| I'll fathom the bowl I'll fathom the bowl | |
| Bring me the punch ladle I'll fathom the bowl | |
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| Traditional | |
| The Watersons: Early Days (Compilation) as Fathom the Bowl | |
| Topic TSCD472 1994 | |
| The Watersons: Watersons as Fathom the Bowl | |
| Topic 12T142 1966 |
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