Hallelujah Rag 1912

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 15 Mar 2005

It does seem queer
the different songs you hear,
'bout dere lady loves dey all sing.
Dey'll warble up to you,
'bout de sky so blue,
'bout de flowers dat bloom in de spring,
we have to fall for dat beautiful doll.
and when you're gone I'll think of thee,
but foh dis coon, dere's just one tune
in de whole wide world of harmony.

It is the Hallelujah Hallelujah
Hallelujah Rag.
Brrrrrrr you feel it oozing
through you through and through
'till you get dat Hallelujah jag.
Den you shout rite out upon it folks
you don't care,
for you are so close to heaven
you can hear 'em singing there
Hallelujah Hallelujah
Hallelujah Rag.

Hallelujah Hallelujah
Hallelujah Rag.
Brrrrrrr you feel it oozing
through you through and through
'till you get dat Hallelujah jag.
Den you shout rite out upon it folks
you don't care,
for you are so close to heaven
you can hear 'em singing there
Hallelujah Hallelujah
Hallelujah Rag.

Now I can stand for dat Alexander's Band,
and I kind a likes dat Oceana Roll
and dat fiddle up thing dat dey all sing,
dat tune sort a stirs my soul,
but foh melody sublime,
I likes de Old time kind.
Dat makes you want to jubilate,
you want to dance and sing,
and do the buck and wing
up to and through de golden gate.

It is the Hallelujah Hallelujah
Hallelujah Rag.
Brrrrrrr you feel it oozing
through you through and through
'till you get dat Hallelujah jag.
Den you shout rite out upon it folks
you don't care,
for you are so close to heaven
you can hear 'em singing there
Hallelujah Hallelujah
Hallelujah Rag.

Hallelujah Hallelujah
Hallelujah Rag.
Brrrrrrr you feel it oozing
through you through and through
'till you get dat Hallelujah jag.
Den you shout rite out upon it folks
you don't care,
for you are so close to heaven
you can hear 'em singing there
Hallelujah Hallelujah
Hallelujah Rag.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Hallelujah Rag 1912
Words by George Mann - Music by Walter Esberger
© MCMXII by The Jos. Krolage Music Publishing Co., Cincinatti, O.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 15 March 2005 at 16.48
in association with Doug Grierson
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