The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #108622 Message #2268607
Posted By: Rapparee
21-Feb-08 - 11:37 AM
Thread Name: Origin: Away, Away with Rum, by Gum
Subject: RE: Origin - Away away with rum
I believe (I'm at work) that the CMT sang it as:
We never eat cookies because they have yeast And one little bite turns a man to a beast Can you imagine a sadder disgrace Than a man in the gutter with crumbs on his face?
Also
We never eat fruitcake because it has rum And one little bite turns a man to a bum Can you imagine a sorrier sight Than a man eating fruitcake until he gets tight?
At some point I also ran across
We don't approve back rubs, we think they're a crime We'll alway oppose them in song and in rhyme We just can't approve back rubs, they're much worse than gin When you think of the alcohol absorbed through your skin.