Temperance songs

Temperance songs are those musical compositions that were sung and performed to promote the Temperance Movement from the 1840s to the 1920s. It was a distinct genre of American music. In the early 19th century, the yearly per capita consumption of alcohol in the US was as high as 3.9 U.S. gallons (15 liters) in the 1830s. In response, many temperance organizations formed over the next eighty years.