Alexander's Ragtime Band 1911

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 21 Mar 2008
2008

Oh, ma honey,
Oh, ma honey,
Better hurry and let's meander,
ain't you goin',
ain't you goin'
to the leader man,
ragged meter man?
Oh, ma honey,
Oh, ma honey,
Let me take you to Alexander's
grand stand, brass band,
ain't you comin' along?

Come on and hear
come on and hear
Alexander's Ragtime Band,
Come on and hear
come on and hear,
it's the best band in the land.
They can play a bugle call
like you never heard before,
so natural that you want to go to war,
that's just the bestest band what am,
honey lamb,
come on along
come on along,
let me take you by the hand,
up to the man,
up to the man,
who's the leader of the band,
and if you care
to hear the Swanee River played
in ragtime,
come on and hear
come on and hear,
Alexander's Ragtime Band.

Come on and hear
come on and hear
Alexander's Ragtime Band,
Come on and hear
come on and hear,
it's the best band in the land.
They can play a bugle call
like you never heard before,
so natural that you want to go to war,
that's just the bestest band what am,
honey lamb,
come on along
come on along,
let me take you by the hand,
up to the man,
up to the man,
who's the leader of the band,
and if you care
to hear the Swanee River played
in ragtime,
come on and hear
come on and hear,
Alexander's Ragtime Band.

Oh, ma honey,
Oh, ma honey,
There's a fiddle with notes that screeches,
like a chicken, like a chicken,
and the clarinet,
is a colored pet,
come and listen,
come and listen,
to a classical band what's peaches,
come now, somehow,
better hurry along.

Come on and hear
come on and hear
Alexander's Ragtime Band,
Come on and hear
come on and hear,
it's the best band in the land.
They can play a bugle call
like you never heard before,
so natural that you want to go to war,
that's just the bestest band what am,
honey lamb,
come on along
come on along,
let me take you by the hand,
up to the man,
up to the man,
who's the leader of the band,
and if you care
to hear the Swanee River played
in ragtime,
come on and hear
come on and hear,
Alexander's Ragtime Band.

Come on and hear
come on and hear
Alexander's Ragtime Band,
Come on and hear
come on and hear,
it's the best band in the land.
They can play a bugle call
like you never heard before,
so natural that you want to go to war,
that's just the bestest band what am,
honey lamb,
come on along
come on along,
let me take you by the hand,
up to the man,
up to the man,
who's the leader of the band,
and if you care
to hear the Swanee River played
in ragtime,
come on and hear
come on and hear,
Alexander's Ragtime Band.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Alexander's Ragtime Band 1911
Words & Music by Irving Berlin
© 1911 by Ted Snyder Co.Inc. - N.Y.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 21 March 2008 at 13.15
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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