The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #108622 Message #4221012
Posted By: Jack Horntip
16-Apr-25 - 03:47 PM
Thread Name: Origin: Away, Away with Rum, by Gum
Subject: RE: Origin: Away, Away with Rum, by Gum
BILLY. No, no; fall into line. (Song; "The Salvation Army, Oh!" Price 40 cents, obtainable of the publishers.)
BILLY.
Salvation Billy is my name; To seek my fortune out West I came; To make some money now is my game, So I join the Salvation Army, Oh--
(Chorus.) Away, away with rum by gum; Here we come with fife and drum, A regular sort of a "lum tum tum." We belong to the Salvation Amry, Oh --
TRISS.
Our Army is small, as you can see; There's only Billy, the Judge, and me, But we holler and shout for the jubilee-- We're a dandy Salvation Army, Oh--
((Chorus.)
JUDGE.
I'm a funny old fakir, as you can see, To be travelling around with this Ar-mi-ee; I'm drunk from my head to the sole of my boots, From handling so much of the laws statoots.