Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "\"99 Bottles of Beer\" is an anonymous United States folk song dating to the mid-20th century. It is a traditional song in both the United States and Canada. It is popular to sing on long trips, as it has a very repetitive format which is easy to memorize, and can take a long time to sing. In particular the song is often sung by children on long bus trips, such as class field trips, or on Scout and/or Girl Guide outings. The song is derived from the English \"Ten Green Bottles\".The song's lyrics are as follows:99 bottles of beer on the wall,99 bottles of beer .Take one down, pass it around, 98 bottles of beer on the wall...Alternate line:If one of those bottles should happen to fall,98 bottles of beer on the wall...The same verse is repeated, each time with one bottle fewer, until there are none left. Variations on the last verse following the last bottle going down include lines such as:No more bottles of beer on the wall, no more bottles of beer.Go to the store and buy some more, 99 bottles of beer on the wall...Alternate line:If that one bottle should happen to fall, what a waste of alcohol!Sometimes, the word \"beer\" is replaced by the word \"Coke\" or \"milk\" when being sung by groups that consider alcohol to be inappropriate."@en }
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- 99_Bottles_of_Beer abstract "\"99 Bottles of Beer\" is an anonymous United States folk song dating to the mid-20th century. It is a traditional song in both the United States and Canada. It is popular to sing on long trips, as it has a very repetitive format which is easy to memorize, and can take a long time to sing. In particular the song is often sung by children on long bus trips, such as class field trips, or on Scout and/or Girl Guide outings. The song is derived from the English \"Ten Green Bottles\".The song's lyrics are as follows:99 bottles of beer on the wall,99 bottles of beer .Take one down, pass it around, 98 bottles of beer on the wall...Alternate line:If one of those bottles should happen to fall,98 bottles of beer on the wall...The same verse is repeated, each time with one bottle fewer, until there are none left. Variations on the last verse following the last bottle going down include lines such as:No more bottles of beer on the wall, no more bottles of beer.Go to the store and buy some more, 99 bottles of beer on the wall...Alternate line:If that one bottle should happen to fall, what a waste of alcohol!Sometimes, the word \"beer\" is replaced by the word \"Coke\" or \"milk\" when being sung by groups that consider alcohol to be inappropriate.".