AWAY WITH RUM



(GGEE)



We're coming, we're coming, our brave little band

On the right side of temperance we do take our stand

We don't use tobacco, because we do think

The people who use it are likely to drink



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Away, away with rum by gum, with rum by gum, with rum by gum

Away, away with rum by gum, the song of the temperance union



We never eat fruit cake because it has rum

And one little taste turns a man to a bum

Oh, can you imagine a sorrier sight

Than a man eating fruit cake until he gets tight



We never eat cookies because they have yeast

And one little bite turns a man to a beast

Oh, can you imagine a sadder disgrace

Than a man in the gutter with crumbs on his face



If you wash your hair, never rinse it with beer

Because if you do, you'll get foam in your ear

And if there's one thing a young man must dread

It's dating a girl with a head on her head



If you pick your navel, don't do it with a knife

Because if you do you'll get the shock of your life

Oh, can you imagine a site quite a horrid

As a man pulling out his umbilical cord



We never eat peaches, because peaches ferment

And peaches ferment at the least little dent

Oh can you imagine a sorrier sight

Than a man drunk on peaches he thought were alright



We never eat oatmeal, because oatmeal is mush

And one little bite turns a man to a lush

Oh can you imagine the pain of a ma

To watch little junior act just like his pa



We never chew toothpicks because we recall

That wood ferments into wood alcohol

Oh can you imagine a sorrier sight

Than a man chewing toothpicks until he gets tight



We never drink water, they put it in gin

One little sip and a man starts to grin

Oh can you imagine the horrible sight

Of a man drinking water and singing all night



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recorded by Theo Bikel on Folksinger's Choice, also Mitchell Trio

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