Rum By Gum

Song Information

Composer: Murky

Lyric Author: Even murkier

Published: Early 20th Century

Country of origin: United States

General Interest

The version we sing, also called "The Song of the Temperance Union" gently pokes fun at the absurdities of the Temperance movement in the early 20th century. It gained populrity in the 1960's when it was "rediscovered" on US college campuses, and made popular by the Chad Mitchell Trio.

There's some interesting analysis/conjecture of the songs origins here: http://thejovialcrew.com/?page_id=4111, which explored possible links to earlier versions that are nothing to do with temperance.

Here's a link to the Lyric:

Rum By Gum Lyric

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