Down In Ragtime Town 1916

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

Billy Jones was a college sport,
just fresh from college life,
he decided that the proper way
to make a start
was to get himself a wife.
So he met little Suey Bailey
who smiled at him so gaily
as she stood there
in her pretty gingham gown.
He said, where do you reside,
and the little maid replied:
I'm living down in Ragtime Town.

And there's a ragtime tree
in our orchard,
there's a ragtime hinge
on the gate,
There's a ragtime mat
on the door step
and our house is in
a ragtime state,
there's a ragtime cat
on the hearthrug
and a ragtime bell
on the door.
If you ever take a trip
to Ragtime Town
you'll never come back any more.

And there's a ragtime babe
in the cradle,
yelling ragtime
all day long,
there's a ragtime dog
in the kennel,
whose teeth are very sharp and strong,
there's a ragtime cook
in the kitchen
throwing pots and pans
'cross the floor.
So poor Billy beat it
out of Ragtime Town,
and never came back any more.

Billy Jones on a train next day
took a trip to ragtime town,
and all the people smiled
in a raggy way
as news of Billy went round.
He soon found the house he wanted
with courage still undaunted
and he asked for Susey
Bailey at the door.
And the servant with a grin
said the lady isn't in
but hubby's stretched out
on the floor.

And there's a ragtime tree
in our orchard,
there's a ragtime hinge
on the gate,
There's a ragtime mat
on the door step
and our house is in
a ragtime state,
there's a ragtime cat
on the hearthrug
and a ragtime bell
on the door.
If you ever take a trip
to Ragtime Town
you'll never come back any more.

And there's a ragtime babe
in the cradle,
yelling ragtime
all day long,
there's a ragtime dog
in the kennel,
whose teeth are very sharp and strong,
there's a ragtime cook
in the kitchen
throwing pots and pans
'cross the floor.
So poor Billy beat it
out of Ragtime Town,
and never came back any more.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Down In Ragtime Town 1916
Song
Music by Billy Bennett
Lyrics by Ray Overholtz
© MCMXVI by Overholtz & Bennett - Eaton, Ohio
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Sunday 21 December 2008 at 15,45
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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