drinking song

a song of hearty character suitable for singing by a group engaged in convivial drinking.

Origin of drinking song

First recorded in 1590–1600

And he made his way homewards, singing a Greek drinking-song as he went.

Quintus Claudius, Volume 1 of 2 |Ernst Eckstein
And she ran the faster, and sang a drinking-song of the Spahis all the louder, because still at her heart a dull pain was aching.

Under Two Flags |Ouida [Louise de la Ramee]
The dogs began to bark at the back, and the chorus of a drinking-song, which came fitfully from the east wing, ceased altogether.

Under the Red Robe |Stanley Weyman
This composition ranks with the drinking-song in popularity.

Stars of the Opera |Mabel Wagnalls

So the name of a love-sonnet or a drinking-song would sometimes be attached to a miserere.

Great Musical Composers |George T. Ferris