Lyrics:
Underneath The Anheuser Busch [Version (a)]:
Talk about the shade of the sheltering palms
Praise the bamboo tree and its wide spreading charms
There's a little bush that grows right here in town
You know its name, it has won such renown
Often with my sweetheart just after the play
To this little place then my footsteps will stray
If she hesitates when she looks at the sign
Softly I whisper, "Now Sue, don't decline"
Come come come and make eyes with me
Under the Anheuser Bush
Come come drink some Budwise with me
Under the Anheuser Bush
Rave about the place where your swells go to dine
Picture Sue and me with our sandwich and stein
Underneath the bush where the good fellows meet
Life seems worth living, our joy is complete
If you're sad at heart, take a trip there tonight
You'll forget your woe and your eyes will grow bright
There you'll surely find me with my sweetheart Sue
Come down this evening, I'll introduce you
Hear the old German band
Just let me hold your hand
Do do come and have a stein or two
Under the Anheuser Bush
Talk about the shade of the sheltering palms
Praise the bamboo tree and its wide spreading charms
There's a little bush that grows right here in town
You know its name, it has won such renown
Often with my sweetheart just after the play
To this little place then my footsteps will stray
If she hesitates when she looks at the sign
Softly I whisper, "Now Sue, don't decline"
Come come come and make eyes with me
Under the Anheuser Bush
Come come drink some Budwise with me
Under the Anheuser Bush
Rave about the place where your swells go to dine
Picture Sue and me with our sandwich and stein
Underneath the bush where the good fellows meet
Life seems worth living, our joy is complete
If you're sad at heart, take a trip there tonight
You'll forget your woe and your eyes will grow bright
There you'll surely find me with my sweetheart Sue
Come down this evening, I'll introduce you
Hear the old German band
Just let me hold your hand
Do do come and have a stein or two
Under the Anheuser Bush
The Song:
In order for Song Reader to feel more authentic, Beck filled out its artwork with fragments of songs, melodies, fictional album collections and made-up song titles. The back of "Saint Dude" lists 5 albums, and "Underneath The Anheuser Bush" is included on Hymns For Him.
Many of the song titles that appear throughout Song Reader are references to older songs, and this is no different. I think one angle of sheet music history has to do with mixing product/corporate/marketing into the music; "Under The Anheuser Bush" was commissioned by the beer company Anheuser Busch -- and the song was all about drinking beer in the park with your sweetheart. [link]
In order for Song Reader to feel more authentic, Beck filled out its artwork with fragments of songs, melodies, fictional album collections and made-up song titles. The back of "Saint Dude" lists 5 albums, and "Underneath The Anheuser Bush" is included on Hymns For Him.
Many of the song titles that appear throughout Song Reader are references to older songs, and this is no different. I think one angle of sheet music history has to do with mixing product/corporate/marketing into the music; "Under The Anheuser Bush" was commissioned by the beer company Anheuser Busch -- and the song was all about drinking beer in the park with your sweetheart. [link]