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The Grand Pubs of Yorkshire

from Tales From a Public House by Johnny Strum

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Lyrics and music by Peter Benson
Arrangement inspired by The Pyrates Royale

Produced by John Grant and John DuRant Jr

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I’m a travelling man that’s for certain.
Some folk think that drinking’s me job.
But I need a small ale just to tell a tall tale,
For which people might pay a few bob.
I’ve travelled all over this country;
I’ve drunk in the east and the west,
But from Lands End to Wick I could march double quick,
For the pubs in Yorkshire are best

Chorus
So, here’s to the grand pubs of Yorkshire:
The White Bear, The Star and the Plough,
The Admiral Ben, and The Parson’s Revenge,
How I wish I was drinking there now.

Of London I’ve not much to tell thee
But Devon’s got cream cheese and tea.
And Kent has its meads but it’s better in Leeds,
Where John Tetley’s the brewer for me.

In Birmingham town I got stranded;
That’s down in The Midlands you know,
Where the beer is all flat, I could never drink that
And the barmaids are all bloody stoned.

Chorus

I once met a chap named McEwan
And for the beer which he brews we are glad,
But the secrets he knew, for the beer that he brews,
He stole from an old Yorkshire lad.

Well, I once knew a chap, went to Ireland
Where the beer is so dark that it’s black,
Well, the whisky is fine, and the girls they’re divine,
So, I don’t think that he’s coming back.

Chorus:- starts: To drink in the grand pubs...etc.

Now I know what you people are thinking,
That to leave such a heaven I’m mad,
But when I left my home and decided to roam,
I didn’t know beer could be bad.

I’ve travelled all over this country;
I’ve drunk in the east and the west,
From Lands End to Wick I’ve marched double quick,
But the pubs in Yorkshire are best

Final chorus:
So, here’s to the grand pubs of Yorkshire:
The White Bear, The Star and the Plough,
The Admiral Ben, The Parson’s Revenge,
How I wish I was drinking there now,
Yes I wish I was drinking there now.

credits

from Tales From a Public House, released December 27, 2020
John DuRant Jr - guitar and vocals
Christopher Marsheck - vocals
Sarah Stepanik - fiddle and vocals
Maria Tolmachova - vocals
Evan Phillips - percussion

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Johnny Strum Braddock Heights, Maryland

Out from years past steps a minstrel by the name of Johnny Strum. An engaging character who can be seen rousing the crowd in a pub, delivering a lovely serenade to a couple, or bringing delight to little ones, he is one man fit for many occasions. His character can be found wandering through Renaissance Faires, Colonial towns, and even an EDM festival. ... more

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