If this is life and life this be
This modern life is not for me
I cannot feel
Nor cannot think
I can only curse and drink
And if my mind must so decay
The lord must will it be that way
So buy a round and wish me well
Then drown me at the mossy well
When just a boy I hoped i'd be
A learned man of high degree
But love and passion Lit a dazzling fire
That caused my senses To retire
And if my mind has so dissolved
The problem now cannot be solved
So buy a round and wish me well
Then drown me at the mossy well
I cannot feel Nor cannot think
I can only Cuss and drink
And if my mind must so decay
The lord must will it be that way
So buy a round and wish me well
Then drown me at the mossy well