An old
American folk song, beloved by children, families on
road trips, and severely
drunk-ass people everywhere.
Ninety-nine bottles of beer on the wall
Ninety-nine bottles of beer
If one of those bottles should happen to fall
Ninety-eight bottles of beer on the wall
A common alternative for line 3 is
Take one down, pass it around.
The song continues until there are
no more bottles of beer on the wall, or until the audience
revolts. It can actually be begun at any number (leading to some
true absurdities), and, to the relief of many, there is no real
consternation if it ends shy of
zero bottles.
Because of the simple
progression in the song, it is a mildly popular subject for
elementary computer programs (see
99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall in Objective-C et al).