(V1) As I was cleanin' out a closet I came across my old guitar It started bringin' back fond memories of when I played it in the bars As I sat there reminicin', good times from the past I thought, lets get the old band together man, it'll be a blast 

(V2) I called up my old buddies and they all said that they were in I couldn't wait to practice and to see them once again But as we started playin' it became all to clear To get a crowd come hear us, we'd call ourselves free beer 

(Chorus) Free beer, appearing here tonight Free beer, under the neon lights Ya know they'll be linin' up at the door for sure For free beer, until three AM Free beer, hope ya come see us again Who wouldn't wanna be here, for free beer 

(V3) Well the first time that we played out things were goin' just as planned People came from miles around to hear our reformed band But as they learned the truth, things got a bit uptight That's when I introduced ourselves by yellin' in the mic 

(Chorus) We're free beer, appearing here tonight Free beer, under the neon lights Ya know they'll be linin' up at the door for sure For free beer, until three AM Free beer, hope ya come see us again Who wouldn't wanna be here, for free beer 

(Bridge) If you're wonderin' why we did this There's a perfectly good explanation The reason we used that name was Barnaked Ladies was already taken 

(Chorus) We're free beer, appearing here tonight Free beer, under the neon lights Ya know they'll be linin' up at the door for sure For free beer, until three AM Free beer, hope ya come see us again Who wouldn't wanna be here, for free beer Ya who wouldn't wanna be here, for free beer