"One More Drink for the Four of Us" (aka "Glorious" or "Drunk Last Night") is a traditional

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and

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. It became popular during the

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, and has been widely repurposed for other marches, college bands, and social clubs. It is referenced in ''Ulysses'' and ''

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''. The song talks about a family of drinkers, whose name is sometimes modified to refer to the group that is singing it. Other lines are sometimes added at the beginning or the end.

History

The origins of the song are uncertain. It was popular during the

, and noted by

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as a popular marching song in ''Impressions of a Plattsburg Recruit'' from ''

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'' in 1915. It is referenced in military stories from that time, such as William Brown's ''Adventures of an American Doughboy'' (1919).

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referred to it in ''Ulysses'' (1918-1920). "One More Drink" appeared in the song anthology '' Immortalia'', published in 1927. The song was sung on college campuses and across the United States throughout the 20th century. The chorus has been included as part of many other drinking songs, such as "There Are No Airborne Rangers", "Glorious" (1950s college song), "The Souse Family", and "The

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". Conversely, other short songs and doggerel have been included as verses of this song.

Core lyrics

::(Drink, Drank) ::Drunk last night. Drunk the night before, ::Gonna get drunk tonight like I never been drunk before, ::For when I'm drunk I'm as happy as can be; ::For I am a member of the Souse family :; Chorus ::Singing Glo-ri-ous! Glo-ri-ous! ::One keg of beer for the four of us! ::Singing glory be to God that there are no more of us; ::For one of us could drink it all alone!

Other verses

Many other verses and variations have been added in different parts of the world. A common second verse in the 20th century: :: And the Souse family is the best family :: That ever came over from Old Germany. :: There's the Highland Dutch, the Lowland Dutch; :: The Rotterdam Dutch and all the other damn Dutch. or :: Oh the drunk family is the best family :: That ever came over from Old Germany. :: There's the Highland Drunks, the Lowland Drunks; :: The Amsterdam drunks and the other damn drunks. The

features lines very similar to the second verses: :: And the Souse family is the best family :: That ever came over from Old Germany. :: There's the Highland Dutch, the Lowland Dutch; :: The Rotterdam Dutch and the Irish.

References

External links

Link to Music and full lyrics of "God Damned Dutch"
{{DEFAULTSORT:One More Drink For The Four Of Us Drinking songs Songs about alcohol