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Recorded by the Watersons in 1966, for which Bert Lloyd wrote it was published in a collection in 1891.
The Watersons: Fathom the Bowl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upjbz20BIvw
Come all you bold heroes give ear to my song, I’ll sing in the praise of good brandy and rum, Here’s a clear crystal fountain over England shall roll, Give to me the punch ladle, I’ll fathom the bowl. Chorus I’ll fathom the bowl, I’ll fathom the bowl. Give to me the punch ladle, I’ll fathom the bowl. From France we get brandy, from Jamaica comes rum, Sweet oranges and lemons from Portugal come, Strong beer and good cider in England is sold, Give to me the punch ladle, I’ll fathom the bowl. My father he lies in the depths of the sea, Cold rocks for his pillow – what matter to he! Here’s a clear crystal fountain over England shall roll, Give to me the punch ladle, I’ll fathom the bowl.