Will The World Go Dry

(Tune, If Your Heart Keeps Right)

There's a glad day coming when this
world goes dry,
We will surely see it, 'tis for you
and I,
We've already had the answer as we
work and pray,
And the white ribbon emblem binds
the world today.

Chorus:
Will the world go dry, will the world
go dry?
Yes, 'tis surely coming, there's a
clearer sky.
Will the world go dry, will the world
go dry.

God is sending back the answer,
victory is nigh.
When the war stained nations shall
again have peace,
There's no doubt but rum and all its
ills will cease,
And the far distant islands shall
take up the cry,
Demon rum must surely vanish and
the world go dry.

Chorus:

God will surely be our captain as we
work and pray,
And we're nearing the dawning of
that gladsome day,
For we pray 1920 sure will bring
the light,
And a white ribbon world redeemed
from rum and blight.

Chorus:

^__Nettie Squire Sutton.

A Book of Poems
Nettie Squire Sutton
(Minneapolis, KS: Messenger Press. n.d.)
Page 33