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THE BARTENDER'S GUIDE AND SONG BOOK
The Son
ol
a Gambolier
I 'm a ramblillg w retch of po verty,
From Tippery town I came,
' Twas poverty compell'd me
First to go out in the rain,·
111 all sorts of weather,
Be it wet or be it dry,
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bound to get my livelihood
Or lay me dow11 and die.
Chorus:
Then combine your humble ditties,
As from tavern to tavern we steer,
Like ev'ry honest fellow,
I drinks my lager beer;
Like w ' ry jolly fellow,
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I takes my whiskey clear,·
I'm 9 rambling wretch of poverty,
And the son of a gambolier.
SIMPLE MANHA
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I 011ce was tall and handsome,
A 11d was so very neat,
They thought I was too good to live,
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ost good enough to eat;
But now I'm old, my coat is torn,
And poverty holds me fast,
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nd every girl turns up her nose,
.1.s I go wandering past.
1'111
a rambling wretch of poverty,
From Tippery town I came,
1l1y coat I bought from an old Jew shop,
ff?
ay down i11
M~iden
Lane;
My
hat I got from a sailor lad
Just eighteen years ago,
And my shoes I picked from an old ·
dust heap
11"hich everyone shunned but me.
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Ah, those marvelous :Manhattans
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Favorite of all
the clubs-joy of every well-managed house party,
they have maintained their popularity ever since
cocktails came in vogue. Here's to you, Manhat–
tan, may your towers ever pierce the sky, and may
your cellars never quite run dry
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Two parts
Rye
Whiskey
One part Italian Vermouth
Shake well with fine ice aod etroio
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IMAN·HATTAN
Slightly more fancy than the simple Manhattan,
and the Italian Vermouth makes it a bit sweet.
As we unde rstand it, this one was named after the
Manhattan Club in N ew York.
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One part Rye Whiskey -
One pert Italian Vermouth
One jigger Curacao
Two dashes Bitters
Ice, ehake and strain into a cocktail glass
in which a Maraschino Cherry hae been
dropped
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