All For Me Grog
| "All For Me Grog" | ||||
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| Single by The Dubliners | ||||
| B-side | "A Pub With No Beer" | |||
| Released | 6 July 1967 | |||
| Genre | Folk, Irish | |||
| Length | 3:01
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| Label | Major Minor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | traditional | |||
| Producer(s) | Tommy Scott | |||
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"All For Me Grog" is a traditional folk song that was originally popular with sailors and later adopted by folk music performers and pub singers.[1] It tells the tale of a man who sells all his possessions, and even his wife, to pay for drink and tobacco. Although the song is effectively about a man's ruin through drink, it is upbeat and celebratory rather than regretful. It is usually performed as a raucous chorus song. Grog originally referred to a daily ration of rum that used to be given to sailors in the Royal Navy. It later came to refer to all types of drink.
There is an Australian version of the song called Across the Western Plains.
The song was recorded as a single by The Dubliners which charted at No.10 in Ireland in July 1967.[2][3]
Charts
| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
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| Ireland (IRMA)[4] | 10 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[5] | - |
References
- ^ "All for Me Grog – Irish folk song about a sailor's carefree attitude". Irishmusicdaily.com. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
- ^ "The Dubliners - All For Me Grog (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
- ^ "Chart Track: Week 00, 1967". Irish Singles Chart.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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