gistfile1.java

public class BeerSong {
	public static void main (String[]args){
		int beerNum = 99;
		String word = "bottles";
		
		while (beerNum > 0){
			if (beerNum == 1){
				word = "bottle"; // singular, as in ONE bottle.
			}
			System.out.println(beerNum + " " + word + " of beer on the wall");
			System.out.println(beerNum + " " + word + " of beer.");
			System.out.println("Take one down.");
			System.out.println("Pass it around.");
			beerNum = beerNum - 1;
			if (beerNum == 1){
				System.out.println(beerNum + " bottle of beer on the wall");
			} else if (beerNum > 0) { 
				System.out.println(beerNum + " " + word + " of beer on the wall");
			} else {
				System.out.println("No more bottles of beer on the wall.");
			}//end else
		}//end while loop
	}//end main method
}//end class