Rum By Gum (key of A, 3/4)
Public domain - full karaoke IMMHA-L388
Credit: Traditional · traditional (in print by 1913)
Origin: Traditional temperance-song parody (Roud 12765), author unknown, in print by 1913 ('Michigan's Favorite College Songs'); the cookie and fruitcake verses are folk-process additions of unknown authorship. Treated as traditional. Typewritten in capitals with handwritten chords, 3/4 time, key of A. Typed as 'OUR LIKELY TO DRINK' (are likely).
Source: https://balladindex.org/Ballads/R317.html
Lyrics sheet: courtesy of Country Roads Folk Music Camp, Mount Madonna County Park, California (about the camp)
Original scan: from John's songbook (scan to be posted on @IMMHACAL)
Chords as printed on the original song sheet. Chords as handwritten (A and E7).
A CHORUS: AWAY, AWAY WITH RUM BY GUM E7 A WITH RUM BY GUM, WITH RUM BY GUM AWAY, AWAY, WITH RUM BY GUM E7 A THE SONG OF THE SALVATION ARMY E7 A WE'RE COMING, WE'RE COMING, OUR BRAVE LITTLE BAND. E7 A ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF TEMPERANCE WE NOW TAKE OUR STAND E7 A E7 A WE DON'T USE TOBACCO BECAUSE WE DO THINK E7 A THAT PEOPLE WHO USE IT OUR LIKELY TO DRINK (CHORUS) E7 A WE NEVER EAT COOKIES BECAUSE THEY HAVE YEAST E7 A AND ONE LITTLE BITE TURNS A MAN TO A BEAST E7 A E7 A NOW CAN YOU IMAGINE A SADDER DISGRACE E7 A THAN A MAN IN THE GUTTER WITH CRUMBS ON HIS FACE (CHORUS) E7 A WE NEVER EAT FRUIT CAKE BECAUSE IT HAS RUM E7 A AND ONE LITTLE BITE TURNS A MAN TO A BUM E7 A E7 A NOW CAN YOU IMAGINE A SORRIER SIGHT E7 A THAN A MAN EATING FRUITCAKE UNTIL HE GETS TIGHT. (CHORUS)