Beer Barrel Polka

"Roll Out the Barrel" redirects here. For the album by Jad Fair and Kramer, see Roll Out the Barrel (album). For the The Red Green Show episode "Roll Out the Barrels", see list of The Red Green Show episodes § Season 9 (1999).
"Škoda lásky"
Memorial plaque of the author with the song's name in Czech, German and English
Song
LanguageCzech
English title"Beer Barrel Polka"
Written1927 (music), 1934 (lyrics)
Composer(s)Jaromír Vejvoda (from "Modřanská polka")
Lyricist(s)Vašek Zeman

"Beer Barrel Polka", originally in Czech "Škoda lásky", also known as "The Barrel Polka", "Roll Out the Barrel", or "Rosamunde", is a 1927 polka composed by Czech musician Jaromír Vejvoda. Lyrics were added in 1934, subsequently gaining worldwide popularity during World War II as a drinking song.[1]

  1. ^ Koten, Marek (2022-07-19). "The Czech Folk Song Known All Around the World". 3 Seas Europe. Retrieved 2024-06-10.