99 bottles of beer on the wall(1955)

[Anne Gilbert]

Rima and all:

The version I remember was:

99 bottles of beer on the shelf
99 bottles of beer.
Take one down and pass it around
98 bottles of beer.(etc).

Anne G

>
> 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