Goodbye Ragtime 1913

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 29 Aug 2006
2006

Gather 'round, gather 'round
to bid a pal goodbye,
he was our friend for many years
and now I'm sighing 'cause I'm trying
to forget that he is dying
and he knows
as he goes
I'll meet him in another land
I want to shake somebody's hand.

Goodbye to you old ragtime
sing me a fond farewell
I feel like crying ragtime tears,
you've got me grieving
now that you're leaving
wonderful King of Rhyme time,
Over the sea you will shine, fine,
Goodbye brother,
goodbye goodbye
I take my hat off to you Ragtime.

Goodbye to you old ragtime
sing me a fond farewell
I feel like crying ragtime tears,
you've got me grieving
now that you're leaving
wonderful King of Rhyme time,
Over the sea you will shine, fine,
Goodbye brother,
goodbye goodbye
I take my hat off to you Ragtime.

Hear that sound, hear that sound,
a farewell ragtime tune,
so let us all join hands and sing,
and while he's playing keep a swaying
maybe he can hear us saying,
he was grand,
in a band,
He had us dancing to his swing:
"The King is dead, Long Live the King."

Goodbye to you old ragtime
sing me a fond farewell
I feel like crying ragtime tears,
you've got me grieving
now that you're leaving
wonderful King of Rhyme time,
Over the sea you will shine, fine,
Goodbye brother,
goodbye goodbye
I take my hat off to you Ragtime.

Goodbye to you old ragtime
sing me a fond farewell
I feel like crying ragtime tears,
you've got me grieving
now that you're leaving
wonderful King of Rhyme time,
Over the sea you will shine, fine,
Goodbye brother,
goodbye goodbye
I take my hat off to you Ragtime.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Goodbye Ragtime 1913
Music by Carey Morgan
Lyrics by A.M.Swanton
© MCMXIII by Chas K.Harris
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 29 August 2006 at 10.37am
in association with Doug Grierson
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