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"There is a belief, frequently expressed by English teachers, that everybody in the world should be allocated one exclamation mark at birth - only one, mind - to use as they see fit. I feel similar about pop songs mentioning the phrase 'rock and roll' - and here, for your pleasure and/or revulsion, is the song in which I use it." - Huw.

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I’ll have a Boston beer
I’ll have a Belgian beer
I’ll have a French beer
Another French beer

If I was in Paris I’d be drunk
If I was in Munich I’d be drunk
Fly me to Madrid and I’ll drink
If I was in Paris I’d be drunk
Flower buds grow from my fingertips, I touch your lips
And I’m drunk

I’ll have a Danish beer
I’ll have a Turkish beer
I’ll have a French beer
And an Egyptian beer

If I didn’t have to drive I’d drink
When I can’t live with my thoughts no more I’ll drink
When I can’t live with this world at war, I’ll drink
If I wasn’t sober I’d be drunk
The bomb goes off behind my eyes, clouds smudge the skies, and to my surprise
I’m drunk

I’ll have a London beer
I’ll have an Afghan beer
I’ll have a Spanish beer
I’ll have a German beer

The streets ring with fanatic cries, we’re paralysed, the debris flies
And I’m drunk

I’ll have a Syrian beer
And a Tunisian beer
I’ll have a French beer
Another French beer

And when they slam the shelter door
Where there’s no room for one more
Makes no odds which side you’re on
Names and passports, dead and gone
When there’s static on the radio
Nowhere left for us to go
Take me to the late, late show
I’ll be drunk
Sous les pavés, c’est la plage
And I’m drunk

I’ll have a German beer
A Bangladeshi beer
I’ll have a Yorkshire beer
I’ll have a Flemish beer

If I was in London I’d be drunk
If I was in Luton I’d be drunk
Is there anywhere in Helmand you can drink?
It’s hard to follow orders when you’re drunk
I love the world and it loves me, its joy and its stupidity
When I’m drunk

I’ll have an Aussie beer
And an Iraqi beer
I’ll have a French beer
Another French beer

So when they ring the bell for time
I’ll have Malibu and lime
Je suis Charlie, je suis seul
They’ll cut our throats for rock and roll
Or it could be the labour pains
As history is born again
Blood and beer flow down Brick Lane
And I’m drunk
Liberté, egalité…
And I’m drunk

I’ll have a French beer
Another French beer
Another French beer

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from Poets' Day, released June 6, 2017
Written by Huw Darling.

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