Ray Stevens - The Day That Clancy Drowned lyrics

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