1930 The Saloon in the Home

At a good teetotal rate, With a little, nice teetotal wife To render sweet the state Of this real staunch teetotaler One of the present time. He used to beat his weeping wife, And spend his hard earned gains In buying whiskey, ale and wine To stupefy his brains; His coat was out at elbows, And his hat without a crown; In short he was a common pest– The nuisance of the town, Before he turned teetotaler– One of the present time. He never beats his little wife, But clasps her to his breast; And if a tear is in her eye, It is for joy that he Left off his wicked drunkenness, And turned out to be A real staunch teetotaler– One of the present time. But now so happy is his home; So nicely is he drest-

Penny Song Book, 1860.

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