Beer Barrel Polka Lyrics - Dick's Picks, Vol. 12: Providence Civic June 26, 1974/boston Garden June 28, 1974 - Grateful Dead

There's a garden, what a garden 

Only happy faces bloom there 

And there's never any room there 

For a worry or a gloom there 

Oh there's music and there's dancing 

And a lot of sweet romancing 

When they play the polka 

They all get in the swing 

Every time they hear that com-pa-pa 

Everybody feels so tra-la-la 

They want to throw their cares away 

They all go lah-de-ah-de-ay 

Then they hear a rumble on the floor, the floor 

It's the big surprise they're waiting for 

And all the couples form a ring 

For miles around you'll hear them sing 

Roll out the barrel, we'll have a barrel of fun 

Roll out the barrel, we've got the blues on the run 

Zing boom tararrel, ring out a song of good cheer 

Now's the time to roll the barrel, for the gang's all here 

Da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da 

Then they hear a rumble on the floor-or-or-or 

It's the big surprise they're waiting for 

And all the couples they form a ring 

For miles around you'll hear them sing 

Drree mopado theedo da-da-da-da 

Roll it out, roll it out, roll out the barrel 

Da-da-da da-da da-da da-da-da-da-da 

Sing a song of good cheer 

'Cause the whole gang is here 

Roll it out, roll it out 

Let's do the beer barrel polka