G
Diogenes surly and proud
Am D
He snarled at the tearaway youth
G C
He delighted in wine, wine that was good
G D G
Oh, because in good wine there was truth
[Chorus]
C G D
Oh, for good wine
C G D
Oh, for the pleasure it brings
G Am G
If it wasn't for wine, we couldn't sing
D G
Of philosophers, poets and kings
[Verse 2]
G
Democritus' wine was well stored
Am D
With wine he suffered no wrath
G C
And when he was drunk, as drunk as a lord
G D G
At those who were sober he'd laugh
[Chorus]
C G D
Oh, for good wine
C G D
Oh, for the pleasure it brings
G Am G
If it wasn't for wine, we couldn't sing
D G
Of philosophers, poets and kings
[Verse 3]
G
Copernicus had wine in his veins
Am D
Oh, it made his philosophy reel
G C
Then fancied the world, just like his brains
G D G
Turned round like a chariot wheel
[Chorus]
C G D
Oh, for good wine
C G D
Oh, for the pleasure it brings
G Am G
If it wasn't for wine, we couldn't sing
D G
Of philosophers, poets and kings
[Verse 4]
G
Aristotle that master of arts
Am D
Had been but a dunce without wine
G C
Oh, for what we ascribe, ascribe to his parts
G D G
Was due to the juice of the vine
[Chorus]
C G D
Oh, for good wine
C G D
Oh, for the pleasure it brings
G Am G
If it wasn't for wine, we couldn't sing
D G
Of philosophers, poets and kings
[Verse 5]
G
Old Plato was reckoned divine
Am D
Who wisely, to kindness was prone
G C
But had it not been down to good wine
G D G
His merits had never been known
[Chorus]
C G D
Oh, for good wine
C G D
Oh, for the pleasure it brings
G Am G
If it wasn't for wine, we couldn't sing
D G
Of philosophers, poets and kings
C G D
Oh, for good wine
C G D
Oh, for the pleasure it brings
G Am G
If it wasn't for wine, we couldn't sing
D G
Of philosophers, poets and kings
D G
Of philosophers and poets and kings
