\nGive ear to my song.
\nI’ll sing in the praise
\nOf good brandy and rum.
\nIt’s a clear crystal fountain
\nNear England shall roll;
\nGive me the punch ladle,<\/em>
\nI’ll fathom the bowl!<\/em><\/p>\n
Chorus<\/span> From France we do get brandy, My wife she do disturb me My father he do lie in <\/p>\n Here’s a version found in “Folk-Songs of the Upper Thames, with an essay on folk-song activity in the upper Thames neighbourhood.” Alfred Williams. London: Duckworth & Co. 1923<\/p>\n A great drinking song which I learned from the Watersons. (Several musicologist sources place this to about the latter part of the first half of the 18th century – Jos. Morneault) Come all you bold heroes, Give ear to … Continue reading
\n|: I’ll fathom the bowl, :|\u00a0<\/em>
\nGive me the punch ladle,<\/em>
\nI’ll fathom the bowl!<\/em><\/p>\n
\nFrom Jamaica comes rum,
\nSweet oranges and lemons,
\nFrom Portugal come:
\nBut stout and strong cider,
\nAre England\u2019s control;
\nGive me the punch ladle,<\/em>
\nI’ll fathom the bowl!<\/em><\/p>\n
\nWhen I lay at my ease.
\nShe does as she likes
\nAnd says as she please;
\nMy wife, she\u2019s the Devil,
\nShe’s black as the coal;
\nGive me the punch ladle,<\/em>
\nI’ll fathom the bowl!<\/em><\/p>\n
\nThe depth of the sea,
\nWith no stone at his head,
\nBut what matters for he?
\nIt’s a clear crystal fountain
\nNear England doth roll;
\nGive me the punch ladle,<\/em>
\nI’ll fathom the bowl!<\/em><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cliffhaslam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Fathom-the-Bowl-726x1024.jpg\")
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