Prohibition, the so-called “Noble Experiment,” took effect on January 16, 1920.

One could do alcohol songs: Mountain Dew, Sloop John B. (the first mate he got drunk…”), Scotch and Soda, Watermelon Crawl (“if you drink don’t drive”), Beer Barrel Polka, Jose Cuervo, Joy to the World (“I never understood a single word he said, but he always had some mighty fine wine”), Me and Millie, Show Me the Way to Go Home, and Two More Bottles of Wine are a few that I have. I’m sure there are many more.

Relevant Records

• Scotch and Soda (Rhythm 233)
• Me and Millie (Chinook 102)
• Jose Cuervo (4-Bar-B 6058)
• Show Me the Way To Go Home (Rawhide 107)
• Sloop John B (La Bandito 201)
• Watermelon Crawl (ESP 196)
• Joy to the World (Chaparral 515)
• Beer Barrel Polka (Blue Star 2298)