Christmas Rum

DESCRIPTION: Two underage boys are sentenced to fourteen days in jail for drinking Christmas rum. In jail they "worked from daylight until dark." Soon they'll be twenty-one and will be able to have "Christmas rum"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1960 (Peacock)
KEYWORDS: drink youth prisoner punishment
FOUND IN: Canada(Newf)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Peacock, pp. 869-870, "Christmas Rum" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #9804
RECORDINGS:
Mrs Martha Osmond, "Christmas Rum" (on PeacockCDROM)
File: Pea869

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