“Bar light, bar bright. First drink I had tonight. I wish I may, I wish I might, remember tomorrow what I do tonight!”
There have been “bar light, bar bright” parodies of the English language nursery rhyme, “Star light, star bright, First star I see tonight; I wish I may, I wish I might, Have the wish I wish tonight.”
“Bar light, bar bright, First bar that I see tonight; Wish I may, wish I might, Find someone to hold me tight” is from the country song “Barlight” (1998) by Charlie Robison (1964-2023).
“Bar light, bar bright, the first drink I had tonite, I wish I may, I wish I might, remember what I did last nite” was posted on Facebook by Brenda Saback Bosko on July 9, 2010. “Bar light, bar bright, first drink I had tonight. I wish I may, I wish I might, remember tomorrow what I do tonight!” was posted on X/Twitter by anthony on July 25, 2010.
“Bar light, Bar bright… Cheers to all the drinks I had tonight! I wish I may, I wish I might, Remember what I did tonight” was posted on Facebook by Ranil Miranda on June 22, 2023. “Bar light, bar bright… Cheers to all the drinks I had tonight! I wish I may, I wish I might, remember what I did tonight!” (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by The Tequila Times on October 29, 2024.
Wikipedia: Star Light, Star Bright
“Star Light, Star Bright” is an English language nursery rhyme of American origin. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 16339.
Lyrics
The lyrics usually conform to the following:
Star light, star bright,
First star I see tonight;
I wish I may, I wish I might
Have the wish I wish tonight.
YouTube
Charlie Robison - Barlight
CharlieRobisonVEVO
Oct 25, 2009
Music video by Charlie Robison performing Barlight. (C) 1998 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Genius (lyrics)
Barlight
Charlie Robison
Track 3 on Life of the Party (1998)
(...)
[Chorus]
It goes bar light, bar bright
First bar that I see tonight
Wish I may, wish I might
Find someone to hold me tight
Hey diddle diddle, a man with a fiddle
And the girls sing along with the tune
Just a one more dance ‘til you turn off the lights
And you can shut down this saloon
Facebook
Brenda Saback Bosko
July 9, 2010 at 10:06 PM ·
Bar
light, bar bright, the first drink I had tonite, I wish I may, I wish I
might, remember what I did last nite.
Facebook
Tarshia Milligan Williams
July 10, 2010 at 6:20 PM ·
Bar light, bar bright, the first drink I had tonite, I wish I may, I wish I might, remember what I did last nite lol ,nomoretequilashots4me.com hangover uhhhhhhhhh!
Facebook
Misty Lee
July 11, 2010 at 3:56 PM ·
Bar light, bar
bright, the first drink I had tonite, I wish I may, I wish I might,
remember what I did last nite
X/Twitter
anthony
@clockrocket
Bar light, bar bright, first drink I had tonight. I wish I may, I wish I might, remember tomorrow what I do tonight!
5:06 AM · Jul 25, 2010
X/Twitter
Cathy Baroma
@cathybaroma
Bar light, bar bright, first drink I had tonight. I wish I may, I wish I might, remember tomorrow what I do tonight!
2:21 AM · Jul 29, 2010
Facebook
Heather Waldmeier
August 19, 2010 at 10:49 AM ·
Bar light, bar bright, first drink I had tonight. I wish I may, I wish I might, remember tomorrow what I do tonight!.....LOL! so funny!
Facebook
Eva Lori Krutsch
September 10, 2010 at 6:10 PM ·
Bar light, bar bright, first drink I had tonight. I wish I may, I wish I might, remember tomorrow what I do tonight!
Facebook
Barbara Poole Carlton
September 17, 2010 at 3:57 PM ·
Bar light, bar bright, first drink I have tonight. I wish I may, I wish I might, remember tomorrow what I do tonight!
Facebook
Kelly McDonald
September 23, 2010 at 6:18 PM ·
Bar light, bar bright, first drink I had tonight. I wish I may, I wish I might, remember tomorrow what I do tonight!
Facebook
Cheryl Scally
June 1, 2017 at 3:23 PM ·
Bar light, bar bright, first drink I had tonight. I wish I may, I wish I might, remember tomorrow what I do tonight!
Facebook
Everett Ferguson
November 11, 2017 at 7:52 PM ·
Bar light, bar bright The first drink I have tonight. I wish I may, I wish I might remember tomorrow the stupid shit I do tonight !!!!🍻🍻
Facebook
Wyld Chyld Cycles
March 4, 2023 at 8:55 PM ·
Bar light, bar bright, first drink I had tonight. I wish I may, I wish I might, remember tomorrow what I do last night!
Facebook
Ranil Miranda
June 22, 2023 at 11:58 PM ·
Bar light, Bar bright…
Cheers to all the drinks I had tonight!
I wish I may, I wish I might, Remember what I did tonight.
X/Twitter
Just Plain Eric
@EricNowTweets
🎶🎶
Bar light, bar bright
First bar that I see tonight
Wish I may, wish I might
Find someone to hold me tight
Hey diddle-diddle, a man with a fiddle
And the girls sing along with the tunes
Just a one more dance ‘til you turn out the lights
And you can shut down this saloon
🎶🎶
(Charlie Robison is shown.—ed.)
1:01 PM · Jun 12, 2024
Facebook
The Tequila Times
October 29, 2024 at 8:25 PM ·
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
Bar light, bar bright…
Cheers to all the
drinks I had tonight!
I wish I may, I wish I might,
remember what I did tonight!
Instagram
tequilatimes
October 29, 2024
Bar light, bar bright… Cheers to all the drinks I had tonight! I wish I may, I wish I might, remember what I did tonight!
(This is also shown on an image.—ed.)
Facebook
More Crazy Stuff
November 8, 2024 at 10:00 PM ·
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
Bar light, bar bright…
Cheers to all the
drinks I had tonight!
I wish I may, I wish I might,
remember what I did tonight!