A Rag-Time Table D'Hote 1910 'The Girl and the Taxi'

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 25 Jul 2004

"Babe, I never will get my fill,
'cause I'm happy when I'm eating,"
said Rastus Keating
one day when meeting Miss Nancy Sweet;
"If you've got the time we will dine,
for I'm always in the mood, dear,
for a little food, dear,
or a little dance.
So Nancy Sweet, let's dance so neat,
come on now, there's your chance.

We'll twostep right into Rector's
try a new step,
that will direct us,
to the College Inn,
Then begin to eat
until you lose your breath,
you couldn't die a better death,
'cause Ragtime plays while you're feeding,
grab ma arm babe,
don't keep me pleading,
put on your things
now hurry please
so Nancy Sweet come on
and eat a hypnotizing
I'm a sport,
I'll buy a quart it's appetising
I'm the guy who'll always buy
a Ragtime Table D'Hote."

So they twostepped
right out of the Rector's
he said: "cream puff
let 'em object us,
'cause I know a place,
where our race can sit,
until we eat our fill
and needn't worry about the bill,
we'll eat, drink,
worry 'bout nothing,
be my peach tart,
I'll be your muffin,
before you die
just take a bite
so Nancy Sweet come on
and eat a hypnotizing
I'm a sport,
I'll buy a quart it's appetising
I'm the guy who'll always buy
a Ragtime Table D'Hote."

They slipped on their sacks
grabbed a tax
and they started out a bumming;
they both looked stunning
Rastus felt like gumming,
when the waiter said:
"Tables are all gone so move on,
Now, I'm sorry to refuse you,"
"Oh, we'll excuse you,
you can keep the change.
Come Nancy, dear, get out of here,
before we get the mange.

We'll twostep right into Rector's
try a new step,
that will direct us,
to the College Inn,
Then begin to eat
until you lose your breath,
you couldn't die a better death,
'cause Ragtime plays while you're feeding,
grab ma arm babe,
don't keep me pleading,
put on your things
now hurry please
so Nancy Sweet come on
and eat a hypnotizing
I'm a sport,
I'll buy a quart it's appetising
I'm the guy who'll always buy
a Ragtime Table D'Hote."

So they twostepped
right out of the Rector's
he said: "cream puff
let 'em object us,
'cause I know a place,
where our race can sit,
until we eat our fill
and needn't worry about the bill,
we'll eat, drink,
worry 'bout nothing,
be my peach tart,
I'll be your muffin,
before you die
just take a bite
so Nancy Sweet come on
and eat a hypnotizing
I'm a sport,
I'll buy a quart it's appetising
I'm the guy who'll always buy
a Ragtime Table D'Hote."

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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A Rag-Time Table D'Hote 1910
by Carter de Haven
© MCMX by M. Witmark & Sons.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Sunday 25 July 2004 at 15.25
in association with Doug Grierson
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Featured with Great Success by Carter De Haven
in "The Girl and the Taxi"
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