Lyrics

Barley Mow

Here’s good luck to the pint pot,
Good luck to the Barley Mow,
Jolly good luck to the pint pot,
Good luck to the Barley Mow!

Oh, the pint-pot, half-a-pint, gill-pot, half-a-gill quarter-gill, nipperkin, and the brown bowl.
Here’s good luck, good luck, good luck to the Barley Mow!.

Here’s good luck to the quart pot,
Good luck to the Barley Mow,
Jolly good luck to the quart pot,
Good luck to the Barley Mow, Hey!

Oh, the quart-pot, pint-pot, half-a-pint, gill-pot, half-a-gill quarter-gill, nipperkin, and the brown bowl.
Here’s good luck, good luck, good luck to the Barley Mow!.

Pint Pot
Quart Pot
Half-Gallon
Gallon
Half-Barrel
Barrel
Landlord
Landlady
Daughter
Brewer
Drayer
Slavey
Company

The Company, slavey, drayer, brewer, daughter, landlady, landlord, barrel, half-barrel, gallon, half-gallon, quart-pot, pint-pot, half-a-pint, gill-pot, half-a-gill quarter-gill, nipperkin, and the brown bowl.
Here’s good luck, good luck, good luck to the Barley Mow!.

Song Notes

Per Mainly Norfolk: English Folk and Other Good Music:  The Barley Mow is a drinking game song from William Chappell’s Popular Music of the Olden Time (1855-1859).

A barley mow is a stack (mow) of barley, especially barley that was cultivated and then harvested. Barley is a grain that is commonly malted for brewing beer.