Health to the Company

Kind friends and companions, come join me in rhyme 
Come lift up your voices in chorus with mine 
Let us drink and be merry, all grief to refrain 
For we may or might never all meet here again

 

[chorus]

So here's a health to the company and one to my lass 
Let us drink and be merry all out of one glass 
Let us drink and be merry, all grief to refrain 
For we may or might never all meet here again

 

Now here's a toast to the dear lass that I love so well 
Her style and her beauty, sure none can excel 
There's a smile on her countenance as she sits on my knee 
There is no one in this world as happy as me

 

[chorus]

So here's a health to the company and one to my lass 
Let us drink and be merry all out of one glass 
Let us drink and be merry, all grief to refrain 
For we may or might never all meet here again

 

Our ship lies in the harbour, she's ready to dock 
I wish her safe landing without any shock 
And if ever we should meet again by land or by sea 
I will always remember your kindness to me

 

[chorus]

So here's a health to the company and one to my lass 
Let us drink and be merry all out of one glass 
Let us drink and be merry, all grief to refrain 
For we may or might never all meet here again