the next big debate

Finish this verse…

99 bottles of beer on the wall!  99 bottles of beer….

there are two possible answers, and one is more correct than the other.

13 Responses to “the next big debate”


  1. 1 Janice in GA

    I learned it as:

    “Take one down, pass it around,
    98 bottles of beer on the wall.”

    There’s a version that apparently was inpsired by teetotallers that goes:

    “If one of these bottles should happen to fall,
    98 etc.”

    I’m solidly in the “drink that beer!” camp.

  2. 2 Jamie

    I was always “take one down, pass it around” so there’s my answer. And I’ve also heard the above variation. Sometimes it helps kill the monotony of the song.

  3. 3 Katey

    Depends on what number you’re on in the song…

    At the beginning it’s “take one down, pass it around…”

    Later, after you’re drunk, it’s “if one of those bottles should happen to fall…”

    Unless you’re a hardcore drinker.. then it’s always “take one down, pass it around…”

  4. 4 Brittany Newberry

    Yep, take one down and pass it around.

  5. 5 jodi

    Definitely “take one down, pass it around” is the older version.

  6. 6 The Scoot

    Indeed. Take one down, pass it around.

  7. 7 mary

    Of course it’s take one down and pass it around (although I’m not too sure about this sharing the booze concept but whatever!)

  8. 8 Susan (Hyperactive Hands)

    I concur with the other commenters, even though it’s not a good idea during flu season, you “take one down and pass it around.”

    P.S. Hi! I’m reading blogs again! The baby gives me a break from time to time! Hi!

  9. 9 turtlegirl76

    uh..

    Take one down, pass it around
    98 bottles of beer on the wall

  10. 10 Kel

    Definitely take one down pass it around. Thanks to the alcohol content germs are not a concern. Besides you’re drunk, you’ll feel crappy when you wake up anyway.

  11. 11 ESC

    you people all suck.

    IF ONE OF THOSE BOTTLES SHOULD HAPPEN TO FALL
    98 BOTTLES OF BEER ON THE WALL!

    it RHYMES!!!

    jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez!

  12. 12 The Scoot

    But, then, we end up with a soggy floor covered in broken glass.

  13. 13 Julie

    I’m with Scoot. Also, we don’t get drunk, and what fun is that?

Comments are currently closed.