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written by Ian Campbell
- Up jumped The Duke Of Wellington
Into The Avenue
He said to Royal George we must see what we can do.
The Old Turks Heads arising and to save The Globe I'll fly
That's fine said George but first we'll drink Old Aston dry.
Dry me boys, dry me boys, dry me brave boys dry
That's fine said George but first we'll drink Old Aston dry.
- Up gallops Bold Prince Rupert up to the Golden Cross
And as into The Paddock, he turns his Black Horse
Oh let a Sportsman in he says, and then before I die
I'll join the Golden Cross to rink Old Aston dry.
Dry me boys, dry me boys, dry me brave boys dry
I'll join the Golden Cross to rink Old Aston dry.
- Old Oliver Cromwell in The Stave Oak sat him down
For the sake of Old Albion I must destroy The Crown
The Royal Oak will wither, in The Tower he will die
He'll never get the chance to drink Old Aston dry.
Dry me boys, dry me boys, dry me brave boys dry
He'll never get the chance to drink Old Aston dry.
- The White Swan and The Eagle were in The Travellers Rest
They asked The Dog And Duckto choose which of them was the best.
Don't argue said The Old Bulls Head then blinked A Weary Eye
But join with us and help to drink Old Aston dry.
Dry me boys, dry me boys, dry me brave boys dry
But join with us and help to drink Old Aston dry.
- The Gong Makers gathered into The Clements Arms
To organise a Union they thought would do no harm
The Shareholders and The Royal Exchange they wanted to defy
But first they had to drink Old Aston Dry
Dry me boys, dry me boys, dry me brave boys dry
But first they had to drink Old Aston Dry
In the 1960's a lot of Birmingham was being redeveloped and a lot of the older areas, especially around Aston, near Birmingham, had their older buildings pulled down. Amongst them were the favourite watering holes (pubs) of many people.
To comemorate their passing and to keep their names and memories of them alive Ian Campbell re-wrote an existing old song Drink Old England Dry and called it Drink Old Aston Dry or The Aston Pub Crawl.