“Put the Traffic Down”

Description

"Here comes Jones with his face so cross"; drink has left him destitute. "Here comes Squire Brown," rich from selling liquor. The singer calls for an end to the liquor trade: "Put it down, put it down, put the unholy traffic down!"

References

1. Randolph 334, "Put the Traffic Down" (1 text plus an excerpt, 1 tune)
2. Randolph/Cohen, pp. 267-269, "Put the Traffic Down" (1 text, 1 tune -- Randolph's 314A)
3. Roud #7790
4. BI, R334