Charlie Mopps

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Charlie Mopps or Charlie Mops is the mythical inventor of beer, as described by the drinking song "Beer, Beer, Beer". His name is presumably meant to rhyme with barley and hops, two main ingredients in beer.

[edit] History

This song is thought to have originated on Royal Navy ships.^{[citation needed]} From there, it spread to countries such as the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and the United States. Various versions of the song have been recorded since the 1950s.^{[citation needed]} The Clancy Brothers' version of the song is available on the album Irish Pub Songs,^[1] and the Brobdingnagian Bards recorded a version of the song for their album The Holy Grail of Irish Drinking Songs.

There is a rendition of the song in the 2004 PlayStation 2, Xbox, and PC game The Bard's Tale (2004). It is sung by three inebriated regulars at the pub in the first area visited.

The Missoula Montana defunct ska/oi! band The Skoidats recorded a version of the song in 1997 on their record The Times.

Lyrics below are from the Clancy Brothers recording:

Beer, beer, beer, tiddly beer, beer, beer
A long time ago, way back in history
When all there was to drink was nothing but cups of tea
Along came a man by the name of Charlie Mopps
And he invented a wonderful drink and he made it out of hops

(Chorus)

He must have been an admiral, a sultan, or a king

And to his praises we shall always sing

Look what he has done for us, he's filled us up with cheer

Lord bless Charlie Mopps,

The man who invented beer beer beer, tiddley beer beer beer...

The Jury's Bar, the Clancy's Pub, the Hole in the Wall as well
One thing you can be sure of, it's Charlie's beer they sell
So come on all ye lucky lads at eleven O'clock ye stop
For five short seconds, remember Charlie Mopps
One, two, three, four, five

Chorus

A bushel of malt, A barrel of hops, you stir it around with a stick,
The kind of lubrication to make your engine tick.
Forty pints of wallop a day will keep away the quacks.
It's only eight pence ha'penny and one and six in tax
One, two, three, four, five

Chorus