SONG CHALLENGE WINNER!

The Song Challenge:   By popular demand, this Challenge! is from Roger the Skiffler, who posted this message on this thread. It kind of gives a new meaning to the phrase "Come on in, the water's fine!" -- Bourbon fire in Kentucky -- The fire consumed a seven-storey warehouse A distillery blaze fuelled by thousands of gallons of whiskey has destroyed a warehouse and threatened water supplies in central Kentucky.  A spokesman for the Wild Turkey whiskey company said thousands of bourbon casks had been exploding like gunfire at the peak of the blaze in a seven-storey warehouse near the town of Lawrenceburg.  No one was seriously injured, although two firefighters were overcome by fumes and heat. An investigation has started into the cause of the fire.  Water contaminated -- The authorities shut down a local water treatment plant after a large amount of burning bourbon mixed with water from fire hoses flowed into the Kentucky River.  Lawrenceburg officials ordered unnecessary water usage in restaurants and car washes to be halted temporarily.  The burning alcohol also set fire to woods behind the water treatment plant.  The warehouse was one of 12 at the plant. Company officials said each facility contained 15,000-20,000 barrels filled with bourbon.  The distillery - the only one where the famous Wild Turkey brand is made - is still operating. The company spokesman said supplies of the bourbon would not be affected. He said the whiskey in the destroyed warehouse would not have been ready for drinking for another 10 years.  Wild Turkey is owned by the French spirits conglomerate Pernod-Ricard SA.

The Wylde Turkey Chanty by MMario
(To the tune of "The Pirate Song" (see the DT) )

There's many a slip, twixt the cup and the lip
when the waters on fire, 'tis risky to sip!
You've heard, I am sure, of fountains of wine
Well, the whole river's running with good old moonshine!

So grab up your buckets, your casks and your kegs
and dip up that whiskey that's going to beg!
So grab up your buckets, your casks and your kegs
and dip up that whiskey that's going to beg!

The fish are all flying, I swear it's the truth!
for the water they're breathing is near ninety proof!
it gives a new meaning, say what you will
that deep and dark waters, they always run "still"

So grab up your buckets, your casks and your kegs
and dip up that whiskey that's going to beg!
So grab up your buckets, your casks and your kegs
and dip up that whiskey that's going to beg!

There's many a song and tale that is told
of adventures on rivers in days that are old
The ohio, missouri and mississippi
Can't hold a candle to the Wylde Turkey

So grab up your buckets, your casks and your kegs
and dip up that whiskey that's going to beg!
So grab up your buckets, your casks and your kegs
and dip up that whiskey that's going to beg!

they say it's unsafe, and we should not drink
I'm sure that's exactly what they want us to think
But for a while, we can dip up for free
The Kentucky Bourbon usually sold for a fee!

So grab up your buckets, your casks and your kegs
and dip up that whiskey that's going to beg!
So grab up your buckets, your casks and your kegs
and dip up that whiskey that's going to beg!

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