The Barley Mow Songtext
von The Merry Wives of Windsor

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.
Here's the pint pot, half a pint, gill pot, half a gill, quarter gill, nipperkin and the round bowl.
Here′s good luck. Good luck to the barley mow.
(Drink, drink, drink)
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.
Here's the quart pot, pint pot, half a pint, gill pot, half a gill, quarter gill, nipperkin and the round bowl.
Here′s good luck. Good luck to the barley mow.
(Drink, drink, drink)
Here′s good luck to the half gallon. Good luck to the barley mow.
Jolly good luck to the half gallon. Good luck to the barley mow.
Here's the half gallon, quart pot, pint pot, half a pint, gill pot, half a gill, quarter gill, nipperkin and the round bowl.
Here′s good luck. Good luck to the barley mow.
(Drink, drink, drink)
Here's good luck to the gallon. Good luck to the barley mow.
Jolly good luck to the gallon. Good luck to the barley mow.
Here′s the gallon, the half gallon, quart pot, pint pot, half a pint, gill pot, half a gill, quarter gill, nipperkin and the round bowl.
Here's good luck. Good luck to the barley mow.
(Drink, drink, drink)


Here′s good luck to the half barrel. Good luck to the barley mow.
Jolly good luck to the half barrel. Good luck to the barley mow.
Here's the half barrel, gallon, the half gallon, quart pot, pint pot, half a pint, gill pot, half a gill, quarter gill, nipperkin and the round bowl.
Here's good luck. Good luck to the barley mow.
(Drink, drink, drink)
Here′s good luck to the barrel. Good luck to the barley mow.
Jolly good luck to the barrel. Good luck to the barley mow.
Here′s the barrel, the half barrel, gallon, the half gallon, quart pot, pint pot, half a pint, gill pot, half a gill, quarter gill, nipperkin and the round bowl.
Here's good luck. Good luck to the barley mow.
(Drink, drink, drink)
Here′s good luck to the landlord*. Good luck to the barley mow.
Jolly good luck to the landlord. Good luck to the barley mow.
Here's the landlord, the barrel, the half barrel, gallon, the half gallon, quart pot, pint pot, half a pint, gill pot, half a gill, quarter gill, nipperkin and the round bowl.
Here′s good luck. Good luck to the barley mow.
(Drink, drink, drink)
Here's good luck to the landlady*. Good luck to the barley mow.
Jolly good luck to the landlady. Good luck to the barley mow.
Here′s the landlady, landlord, the barrel, the half barrel, gallon, the half gallon, quart pot, pint pot, half a pint, gill pot, half a gill, quarter gill, nipperkin and the round bowl.
Here's good luck. Good luck to the barley mow.
(Drink, drink, drink)
Here's good luck to the daughter*. Good luck to the barley mow.
Jolly good luck to the daughter. Good luck to the barley mow.
Here′s the daughter, the landlady, landlord, the barrel, the half barrel, gallon, the half gallon, quart pot, pint pot, half a pint, gill pot, half a gill, quarter gill, nipperkin and the round bowl.
Here′s good luck. Good luck to the barley mow.
(Drink, drink, drink)
Here's good luck to the brewer*. Good luck to the barley mow.
Jolly god luck to the brewer. Good luck to the barley mow.
Here′s the brewer, the daughter, the landlady, landlord, the barrel, the half barrel, gallon, the half gallon, quart pot, pint pot, half a pint, gill pot, half a gill, quarter gill, nipperkin and the round bowl.
Here's good luck. Good luck to the barley mow.
(Drink, drink, drink)
Here′s good luck to the drayer*. Good luck to the barley mow.
Jolly good luck to the drayer. Good luck to the barley mow.
Here's the drayer, the brewer, the daughter, the landlady, landlord, the barrel, the half barrel, gallon, the half gallon, quart pot, pint pot, half a pint, gill pot, half a gill, quarter gill, nipperkin and the round bowl.
Here′s good luck. Good luck to the barley mow.
(Drink, drink, drink)
Here's good luck to the slavey*. Good luck to the barley mow.
Jolly good luck to the slavey. Good luck to the barley mow.
Here's the slavey, the drayer, the brewer, the daughter, the landlady, landlord, the barrel, the half barrel, gallon, the half gallon, quart pot, pint pot, half a pint, gill pot, half a gill, quarter gill, nipperkin and the round bowl.
Here′s good luck. Good luck to the barley mow.
(Drink, drink, drink)
Here′s good luck to the Grace Queen. Good luck to the barley mow.
Jolly good luck to the Grace Queen. Good luck to the barley mow.
Here's the Grace Queen, the slavey, the drayer, the brewer, the daughter, the landlady, landlord, the barrel, the half barrel, gallon, the half gallon, quart pot, pint pot, half a pint, gill pot, half a gill, quarter gill, nipperkin and the round bowl.
Here′s good luck. Good luck to the barley mow.
(Drink, drink, drink)
Here's good luck to the unison. Good luck to the barley mow.
Jolly good luck to the unison. Good luck to the barley mow.
Here′s THE END!
Spoken: Thank God!
(random conversations during fadeout)
Landlord-a male bar owner
Landlady-a female bar owner
Daughter-kind of referred to as a barmaid
Brewer-the one who serves the drinks
Drayer-the one who delivers the beers on a horse-drawn cart
Slavey-the one who is married to the worker shown above