A Song of Temperance.

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What means all this great commotion, motion, motion
The country through?
Why, 'tis the drunkards waking up
To life anew and temperance too,
To life anew and temperance too,
And to pure cold water they come, come, come,
And leave their rum,
And to clear cold water they come.

In all the cities east and west, west, west,
Cold water hosts you'll view,
An army seventy thousand strong
Shouting anew for temperance too,
Shouting anew for temperance too,
And to pure cold water they come, come come,
And leave their rum,
And to clear cold water they come.

Now drunkards just a friendly word, word, word,
We wish to say to you;
Come join with us, and one and all
Will stand by you and temperance too,
Will stand by you and temperance too,
And to pure cold water we'll come, come, come,
And leave our rum,
And to clear cold water we'll come.

Come, ladies, we implore your help, help, help,
Our reform to carry through;
If you will aid us heart and hand
We'll strike for you and temperance too,
We'll strike for you and temperance too,
And to pure cold water we'll come, come, come,
And leave our rum,
And to clear cold water we'll come.