AN OLD BEER BOTTLE
(James Leisy / Charles Grean)


The Mariners - 1954
The Stargazers - 1955

Also recorded by:
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds; Uncle Don Ridgeway.






As recorded by THE STARGAZERS:

An old beer bottle
Came floating on the foam
An old beer bottle
A thousand miles from home

And in it was a message
These words were written on
Whoever finds this bottle
Will find the beer all gone

An old beer bottle (An old beer bottle?)
Came floating on the foam
An old beer bottle (Oh, an old beer bottle!)
A thousand miles from home

And in it was a message
These words were written on
Whoever finds this bottle
Will find the beer all gone
The beer all gone


NB: There is a middle verse to this song, but
it was omitted from The Stargazers' recording:

Just like the empty bottle
I drift from beer to beer
They're not as sweet as your sweet kiss
But a damn sight more sincere






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - December 2012)