Friends, lets have a get-together
Listen to some Ludwig Van
He wrote lots of famous music
Though he was a drunken man
Even this song's all about boozin'
Though the public is unawares
Sing it loudly, don't be snoozin'
It's in German, so who cares?

(chorus)
Yes, this tune is all about drinking
Singin' it high or singin' low
Sing it in a foreign language
And no one will ever know

Beethoven wrote lots of music
People seem to love the most
It is really quite amazing
Since he was deaf as a post
If you study his inky parchments
You may ask "Ach, vas ist das?"
Drinking didn't help his writing
But sure helped his hearing loss

(chorus)
If you read his smeared inky scrawlings
You may ask "What does this mean?"
Orchestras just flipped a coin
When notes seemed sort of "in between"

So let's sit and toast a tribute
To the big ninth symphony
By the time it gets to this part
You'll be in your cups with me
Getting jiggy with the chorus
Big trombones add to the din
You can bet he'll never bore us
With his song the "Ode to Gin"

(chorus)
Getting jiggy with the chorus
Though opera singers can annoy
Still you know he'll never bore us
With his song the "Ode to Joy"