Young Teetotaller, The

DESCRIPTION: "I am a young teetotaller, And though but six year old, Within my heart there beats A heart as true as gold." The child's mother, father, siblings "All to their pledge keep true." Even their pets reject liquor. Rejecting liquor brings happiness
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1973 (Bailey/Roth-ShantiesByTheWay-NZ); Reid claims it is c. 1895
KEYWORDS: drink political nonballad New Zealand
FOUND IN: New Zealand
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Bailey/Roth-ShantiesByTheWay-NZ, p. 97, "The Young Teetotaller" (1 text)
J. C. Reid, _A Book of New Zealand_ (Collins National Anthologies), Collins, 1964, pp. 285-286, "The Young Teetotaller" (1 text)
File: BaRo097

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