Beer was Spilled on the Barroom Floor (The)

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 Theme code Index    6531 226L5L
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 Composer/Core Source    Biography:This song was submitted by a listener to the Prairie Home Companion radio show in response to a request for folk songs.
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    One part
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Beer was Spilled on the Barroom Floor (The): Annotations


X:1
T:The Beer Was Spilled on the Barroom Floor
B:A Prairie Home Companion Folk Song Book, by Marcia and Jon Pankake
Z:Woody Brison
K:D
L:1/8
M:4/4
Q:1/4=120
AA|B2 A2 F2 DD|EF ED B,2 A,2|
w: Oh, the beer was spilled on the bar_ room_ floor, The
D2 D2 DEFG|A6  A2|B2 A2 F2 DD|
w: bar was closed_ for the night. A mouse came out of his
EF ED B,2 D2|C2 EE A,2 C2|D6 A2|
w: hole_ in the wall, and sat in the pale moon-light. He
B2 A A F2 D D|EF ED B,2 A,2|
w: lapped up the beer on the bar_ room_ floor, And
D2 DD DEFG|A6 A2|B2 AA F2 DD|
w: back on his haunches he did sit. And all you could hear for the
EF ED HB2 B2|A A2 A F2 E2|D6|]
w: rest_ of the night was, "Bring on the gol-durned cats!"

Beer was Spilled on the Barroom Floor (The): Annotations