For the sole edification 
Of this decent congregation, 
Goodly people, by your grant 
I will sing a holy chant -- 
I will sing a holy chant. 
If the ditty sound but oddly, 
'Twas a father, wise and godly, 
Sang it so long ago -- 
Then sing as Martin Luther sang, 
As Doctor Martin Luther sang: 
"Who loves not wine, woman and song, 
He is a fool his whole life long!" 

He, by custom patriarchal, 
Loved to see the beaker sparkle; 
And he thought the wine improved, 
Tasted by the lips he loved -- 
But the kindly lips he loved. 
Friends, I wish this custom pious 
Duly were observed by us, 
To combine love, song, wine, 
And sing as Martin Luther sang, 
As Doctor Martin Luther sang: 
"Who loves not wine, woman, and song, 
He is a fool his whole life long!"