Sunday, March 16, 2014

"Here's to old Adam's crystal ale..."

While researching some toasts for a final English class (hey, I don't judge you for what you teach your students), I came across this delightful rhyme from Oliver Herford:
Here's to old Adam's crystal ale
clear sparkling and divine,
Fair H2O, may you long flow
We drink your health (in wine).
Given that Sunday's a feast day and that tomorrow's St. Patrick's day, well, I thought it'd be appropriates to pass along. But then I realized that your merry evening with friends may not be a wine evening. So, with apologies to Herford, I thought I'd rewrite the toast for the appropriate beverage.

Here's to old Adam's crystal ale
so sparkling, so clear
Fair H2O, may you long flow
We drink your health (in beer)

Here's to old Adam's crystal ale
bubbling clear and frisky 
Fair H2O, may you long flow
We drink your health (in whisky)

Here's to old Adam's crystal ale
from glaciers old you come 
Fair H2O, may you long flow
We drink your health (in rum)

Here's to old Adam's crystal ale
you refresh the large and teeny
Fair H2O, may you long flow
We drink your health (martini)

Don't use all the toasts at once. Oh, and can you do better? Please add your own.  

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