in the town of old milwaukee back in 1982 he celebrated 40 years of making that famous brewleroy the champion taster milwaukee's number one why he could feel the flavor when heto gross his tongue over time and weekends old leroy never shirked they said it was amazinghow much he loved his work but one scorching afternoon he made his final round they slippedinto a fad of brew and poor old leroy drownedoh the day thatleroydrowned he could have called for help the lord she never made a soundwe tried to rescue him but we didn't have no luck he kept diving to the bottom and we couldn't pullhim upthere was a solemn occasion all his buddies gathered roundyouwe had to make arrangements for to puthim in the ground when we took the deer departedover to the funeral place it took him a half an hour to get that big smile onhis facebrother daniels preached a funeral and he had some words to say about the life of brotherleroy before he passed away could it not have been avoided that he met this tragic individualThe preacher, he got up fast and went to the bathroomBut he kept jumping back inOh, the day that Leroy traveledHe was blowing pretty bubbles and a-swimming aroundA-gurgling and a-giggling and a-wearing that silly grinBut he fought us like a flounder when we tried to haul him inOh, do any of you dear brothers rememberWhat was Brother Leroy's final word?Yes, preacher, he said wonderfulOh, the day that Leroy traveledHe couldn't call for help, but Lord, he never made a soundWe tried to rescue him, but we didn't have no luckHe kept diving to the bottomOh, the day that Leroy traveledAnd we couldn't pull him upOh, the day that Leroy traveledHe was blowing pretty bubbles and a-swimming aroundA-gurgling and a-giggling and a-wearing that silly grinBut he fought us like a flounder when we tried to haul him in