"of all my demon spirits / I need you the most / I'm in love with your ghost"

[larryhammer]

All folk knowledge is contained on LJ:

[Poll #1674206]

---L.

Comments

[sovay]

I always heard three for the man who'll stand his round, but that might just have been the Clancy Brothers.

[larryhammer]

I always hear the Clancy Brothers singing "this round". Or at least, in the recording I have.

---L.

[kate_nepveu]

Mind you, I'm basing this solely on the John Barnes book.

[larryhammer]

Rereading which provoked this poll. When I first read it, it was the first time I'd met the "ground" version.

---L.

[movingfinger.livejournal.com]

"Ground" is a mondegreen; it's a drinking song.

[jennifergale.livejournal.com]

Although, I think it's actually, "for the man who will stand his round."

As in...not collapse after his drink.

(I prefer Whiskey You're the Devil...We tend to say "The Yankee likes his hot black coffee" around here a lot...)

[esotaria.livejournal.com]

Indigo Girls love!

[incandescens]

My opinion is based on the John Barnes novel, though.

[larryhammer]

Ah, not collapsing makes sense. I was thinking of it as standing this next round of drinks for the rest of us.

---L.

[larryhammer]

Okay, I need to track down their version then. Hadn't known they'd done it.

---L.

[larryhammer]

You can make it a convincing drinking song even as ground, though. "Round" makes more sense to me, though.

---L.

[esotaria.livejournal.com]

Haha, sorry, referring to your entry title.

[larryhammer]

D'oh! Didn't make the connection -- that I set up. I think I need more tea ...

[jennifergale.livejournal.com]

It really works both ways (well...otherwise, it wouldn't be confusing).

The "standing the next round of drinks" sounds like wishful thinking. lol

[larryhammer]

Well, you are supposed to take turns buying the next round, in pub etiquette.

---L.

[gillpolack.livejournal.com]

I didn't know I knew this, until I read the comments. Obviously not something I remembered!

[larryhammer]

Clearly you need to listen to more Irish drinking songs.

---L.

[larryhammer]

I suspect many responses are influenced by that. I'm wondering where he got it from.

---L.

[gillpolack.livejournal.com]

Which means I need to drink more. I'm OK with this :).