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Thread #5573   Message #32012
Posted By: murray@mpce.mq.edu.au
07-Jul-98 - 09:36 PM
Thread Name: Salvation Army comic song
Subject: RE: Salvation Army comic song
Here is one I remember in parts.

Oh here we come marching our gay little band
On the right side of temperance we always will stand
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CHORUS;
Away, Away with rum, by gum, with rum, by gum
with rum, by gum. Away, Away with rum, bu gum
Its the song of the Temperance Union

We never eat cookies because they're made with yeast
And a bite of a cookie will change a man to a beast
And who can imagine a sadder disgrace
Than a man in the gutter with crumbs on his face

CHORUS

We never eat fruitcake because it's made with rum
and a bite of a fruitcake turns a man into a bum
and we can't imagine a sorrier sight
Than a man eating fruitcake until he gets tight

CHORUS

We never have backrubs xxxxx
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An alcohol backrub is really a sin
When you think of the amount
that's absorbed by the skin

CHORUS

ALTERNATE CHORUS (different tune)

The Salvation Army, Salvation Army
Throw a nickel in the drum
Save another drunken bum

Can anyone fill in the blanks or remember more verses?

Murray^^^