At The Ragtime Ball 1911

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 23 Sep 2004

Good evening, dearie, Good evening, dearie,
you'd better hurry 'cause it's nine o'clock,
The taxi's waiting, the taxi's waiting,
Just come with me and ride about a block.
Don't you remember, don't you remember?
I said I'd take you to the Ragtime Ball;
Well, tonight's the night,
Oh, the lights are bright,
come on, let's ride to that hall.

Oh that Ragtime Ball,
we shouldn't miss this opportunity
to dance the Bear
for there will be some prizes Honey,
I know we'll get the money;
Dress suits, silken gowns,
we're going to see the swellest folks
in town a dancing down
at the Ragtime, Ragtime Ball!

Oh that Ragtime Ball,
we shouldn't miss this opportunity
to dance the Bear
for there will be some prizes Honey,
I know we'll get the money;
Dress suits, silken gowns,
we're going to see the swellest folks
in town a dancing down
at the Ragtime, Ragtime Ball!

You're looking pretty, You're looking pretty,
I never knew that you could look so nice,
Before we go, dear, before we go, dear,
there's something tells me
I must kiss you twice.
The band is playing, I hear it playing,
I'm mighty glad I made this date with you,
put your diamonds on, soon we will be gone,
I've got my diamonds on, too.

Oh that Ragtime Ball,
we shouldn't miss this opportunity
to dance the Bear
for there will be some prizes Honey,
I know we'll get the money;
Dress suits, silken gowns,
we're going to see the swellest folks
in town a dancing down
at the Ragtime, Ragtime Ball!

Oh that Ragtime Ball,
we shouldn't miss this opportunity
to dance the Bear
for there will be some prizes Honey,
I know we'll get the money;
Dress suits, silken gowns,
we're going to see the swellest folks
in town a dancing down
at the Ragtime, Ragtime Ball!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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At The Ragtime Ball 1911
Music by Jimmie V. Monaco
Lyrics by Roger Lewis
© MCMXI by Forster Music Publisher, Chicago
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 23 September 2004 at 21.23
in association with Doug Grierson
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