99 bottles of beer on the wall(1955)

[Page Stephens]

Then, of course, there is:

Take one down and pass it around
98 bottle of beer on the wall.

Page Stephens

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> One of my favorite definitions, when I asked someone about recursive
> music, was:
>
> 99 bottles of beer on the wall
> 99 bottles of beer
> Take one down, put it back up
> 99 bottles of beer on the wall
>
> Rima