A Pub with No Beer
A Pub With No Beer is the title of a well-known humorous country song.
Written by Gordon Parsons, "A Pub With No Beer" became in 1957 the first golden hit single by the renowned Australian country singer Slim Dusty and the biggest-selling record by an Australian to that time.
The title is said to refer to a real pub in Australia, but the pub's actual location is the subject of debate.
In 1958, the renowed Flemish entertainer Bobbejaan Schoepen performed with the song at a gala for the Queen Mum of England, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. Bobbejaan would later perform the song in several languages. His Dutch version ("Café zonder bier") debuted in 1959 and his German version ("Ich steh an der bar und ich habe kein geld") in 1960. Both became number one hits in Belgium, Austria, and Germany.
A Pub With No Beer is also the Dutch theme song and title of a Belgian-British film starring Bobbejaan, also titled At the Drop of a Head.