Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song The Day That Clancy Drowned, artist - Ray Stevens.
Date of issue: 31.12.1986
Song language: English
The Day That Clancy Drowned |
In the town of Old Milwaukee, back in 1982 |
He celebrated forty years of making that famous brew |
The master of the taster’s art, Milwaukee’s number one |
And he could fairly feel the flavor as it swished across his tongue |
Overtime and weekends, old Clancy never shirked |
They said it was amazing how much Clancy loved his work |
But one scorching afternoon as he made his final round |
He fell into the sixty-thousand gallon vat and drowned |
Oh, the day that Clancy drowned |
He could have called for help, but Lord, he never made a sound |
We all tried to rescue him but we didn’t have no luck |
'Cause he’d dive to the bottom and we couldn’t pull him up |
It was a solemn occasion as his buddies gathered 'round |
They had to make arrangements for to put him in the ground |
When they took the dear departed over to the funeral place |
Took 'em half an hour to get that big smile off his face |
Brother Daniels preached the funeral and he had some words to say |
About the life of Brother Clancy, oh yes, and how he passed away |
«Could it not have been avoided», said he, «that he met this tragic end?» |
«Well, preacher, he got up three times to go to the bathroom |
But he always jumped back in» |
Oh, the day that Clancy drowned |
He was blowing pearly bubbles and a-swimming all around |
A-gurgling and a-giggling and a-wearing that silly grin |
Oh, but he fought us like a flounder when we tried to haul him in |
Oh, the day that Clancy drowned |
He was blowing pearly bubbles and a-swimming all around |
A-giggling and a-gurgling and a-wearing that silly grin |
But he fought us like a flounder when we tried to haul him in |
Oh, the day that Clancy drowned |