The Evergreen ‎#92

92. The Teetotal Banner

1 Now let the temp'rance banner be
In every land unfurled;
And let the shout of freemen, too,
Re-echo through the world,
Till every island of the sea,
Till every land and tongue,
The pledge tee-total shall adopt,
And swell the joyous throng,
And swell the joyous throng.

Chorus:
Then let the temp'rance banner be
In every land unfurled;
And let the shout of freemen, too,
Re-echo through the world.

2. Too long the flag of alcohol has waved o'er all our land;
Too long the monster's preyed upon
The drunkards of his band.
In every city foul and dense,
In every village fair,
The groggeries are oped to lure
His tippling victims there,
His tippling victims there. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: Now let the temp'rance banner be
• Title: The Teetotal Banner
• Refrain First Line: Then let the temp'rance banner be
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1873
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [Now let the temp'rance banner be]
• Composer: R. A. Kinzie
• Incipit: 11117 65555 11321
• Key: B♭ Major
• Notes: Public Domain.