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Thread #108622 Message #2262238
Posted By: Les in Chorlton
14-Feb-08 - 10:38 AM
Thread Name: Origin: Away, Away with Rum, by Gum
Subject: Origin - Away away with rum
Away, away with rum by gum With rum by gum, with rum by gum Away, away with rum by gum It's the song of the salvation Army.
I first heard this song around 1964 and had forgotten all about it until the other day. The L & R has lots of references and dozens of verses but no clear idea of where it comes from.
By the sheer number of verses many people must have contributed but I guess somebody started it off.