Of all the money e'er I had I've spent it in good company And all the harm e'er I've done Alas it was to none but me And all I've done for want of width To memory now I can't recall So fill to me the parting glass Good night and joy be with you all
Of all the comrades e'er I had They are sorry for my going away And all the sweethearts that e'er I had They would wish me one more day to stay But since it falls unto my lot That I should rise and you should not I'll gently rise and I'll softly call Good night and joy be with you all
A man may drink and not be drunk A man may fight and not be slain A man may court a pretty girl And perhaps be welcomed back again But since it has so ordered been By a time to rise and a time to fall Come fill to me the parting glass Goodnight and joy be with you all Goodnight and joy be with you all