Source: Horntip Collection - Half-Mind Hymnal 2011

Lyrics

A netter 40 footer left from Cleveland Friday night, Chuggin out to Puddin Bay, where they would spend the night, When the captain stocked the boat up his intentions had been clear, 450 cases of Old Milwaukee beer. Before they even left the flats the sky was looking bad, And when the gale began to blow the captain told his lads, Down below I’ve piled and stocked an awful lot of brew, And if we should go down tonight, this is what to do.

CHORUS: Save the beer lads, save the beer! Whatever you do tonight, you save the beer! Lake Erie’s got us in her grip, but Puddin Bay is near, We may be going down but save the beer!

The storm it blew it’s hardest just three miles from the docks, They heard a mighty crash below as if they’d hit some rocks, But it was just the cases smashing holes down below, Letting in Lake Erie as they hurdled to and frow. The captain crawled across the deck and no one knew quite how, He fell into the water as a wave crashed on the bow, The crew was in a quandary but they thought of what he’d said, They could have saved the captain but they saved the beer instead.

As the boat was sinking they found timbers from the pier, They lashed them all together and loaded up the beer, By then the storm was over that had caused the boat to sink, They may have lost the captain but they had the beer to drink. They drifted for an hour or two when something caught their eye, Four waitresses from Hooters whose boat had sunk nearby, Their shirts were torn and hanging as they bobbed in the swell, Now they had some women and lots of beer as well.

But when the Hooters waitresses had climbed aboard the craft, The extra weight from silicone began to swamp the raft, The crew was in a quandary, and they had a choice to make, Four bodacious ladies or beer thrown in the lake… The women’s chest were heaving, as they began to cry, They got down on their knees and said, “We’ll do anything for you guys!” Their wet T- shirts were tempting, but still the choice was clear, They said, “Throw back the waitresses, by God let’s save the beer!”