A Drop of Brandy-OThe Landlady of France |
from the 18th Century
A landlady of France loved an officer, 'tis said And the officer he dearly loved his brandy-o. Now said she "I dearly love this officer, tho' his nose is red And his legs are what the regiment calls bandy-o.
2. But when this bandy officer was ordered to the coast,
3. "Take a bottle of it with you," to the officer she said,
4. So she filled him up a bumper just before he left the town, |