Toss The Pot

Thomas Ravenscroft. A Brief Discourse, no. 11. 1614. Arrangement for solo voice, (c) 2002, Justin Eiler.

Notes: A merry little drinking song, to which I actually did very little. I made one minor change to the music, and I did take the liberty of updating the spelling.

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Chorus:
Toss the pot, toss the pot, let us be merry 
And drink till our cheeks be as red as a cherry.

We take no thought, we have no care,
Still we spend and never spare
Till all of money our purse is bare.
We ever toss the pot. (Chorus)

We drink, carouse with heart most free
A hearty draft I drink to thee
Then fill the pot again to me
We ever toss the pot. (Chorus)

And when our money is all spent,
Then sell our goods, and spend our rent,
Or drink it up with one consent,
and ever toss the pot. (Chorus)

When all is gone we have no more,
The let us set it on the score,
Or chalk it up behind the door,
and ever toss the pot. (Chorus)

And when our credit is all lost,
Then may we go and kiss the post,
And eat brown bread instead of roast,
and ever toss the pot. (Chorus)

Let us conclude as we began,
And toss the pot from man to man,
And drink as much now as we can,
and ever toss the pot.