A Drop of Good Beer
A Taste of Ale track 1
A song in praise of "Billy the King" - i.e. William IV - and the Beerhouse Act of 1830. This piece of legislation did not lower the taxes on beer as such, but liberalised the licensing of beer houses - to the extent that 45 000 were opened in the next eight years.
The song is followed by a dance tune Fill the Tankard.