Away With Rum

<br>AWAY WITH RUM<br>(GGEE)<br>We`re coming, we`re coming, our brave little band<br>On the right side of temperance we do take our stand<br>We don`t use tobacco, because we do think<br>The people who use it are likely to drink<br> C G7 / . . . . . . . . .<br> Away, away with rum by gum, with rum by gum, with rum by gum<br> Away, away with rum by gum, the song of the temperance union<br>We never eat fruit cake because it has rum<br>And one little taste turns a man to a bum<br>Oh, can you imagine a sorrier sight<br>Than a man eating fruit cake until he gets tight<br>We never eat cookies because they have yeast<br>And one little bite turns a man to a beast<br>Oh, can you imagine a sadder disgrace<br>Than a man in the gutter with crumbs on his face<br>If you wash your hair, never rinse it with beer<br>Because if you do, you`ll get foam in your ear<br>And if there`s one thing a young man must dread<br>It`s dating a girl with a head on her head<br>If you pick your navel, don`t do it with a knife<br>Because if you do you`ll get the shock of your life<br>Oh, can you imagine a site quite a horrid<br>As a man pulling out his umbilical cord<br>We never eat peaches, because peaches ferment<br>And peaches ferment at the least little dent<br>Oh can you imagine a sorrier sight<br>Than a man drunk on peaches he thought were alright<br>We never eat oatmeal, because oatmeal is mush<br>And one little bite turns a man to a lush<br>Oh can you imagine the pain of a ma<br>To watch little junior act just like his pa<br>We never chew toothpicks because we recall<br>That wood ferments into wood alcohol<br>Oh can you imagine a sorrier sight<br>Than a man chewing toothpicks until he gets tight<br>We never drink water, they put it in gin<br>One little sip and a man starts to grin<br>Oh can you imagine the horrible sight<br>Of a man drinking water and singing all night<br>recorded by Theo Bikel on Folksinger`s Choice, also Mitchell Trio<br>filename[ AWAYRUM<br>DC<br>===DOCUMENT BOUNDARY===