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Originally Posted by Scrubbs
just an added bit 
the beer was bought "on tick" it was written down on a chalkboard how many
"P's and Q's" you owed
If you didn't behave no more beer
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A quick google search bought this explanation up:
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To have something on tick is to have it on credit. Tick in this instance is an abbreviated form of "ticket", i.e. the note that was written to record the debt
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