Jerusalem Rag 1912

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 2 Nov 2008
2008

Ev'ry one wants to know
that great Yiddish man,
Ev'ry one talks about his
music so gran'
Only last week
he made a great rag,
Like only a Yiddish can.
When I first heard it
at the Yankee Parade,
Oy, such a diff'rence it made,
the way those musickers played,
and then my little Rebecca,
she just hollered with glee,
and she yelled so pleadingly.

Just hear that Yankee doodle,
doodle de doodle band
a play that Jerusalem Rag,
Now that's the one thing I'm missing
when I'm huggin' and kissin' Oy,
I dream about that rag, believe me,
Even the ground it seems a slippin'
around and 'round,
the stars even seem to play tag;
Now when I hear that sweet strain,
I feel so proud and vain, Oh! please
Yankee doodle, doodle,
do that Jerusalem Rag. Oy, oy, oy,

Just hear that Yankee doodle,
doodle de doodle band
a play that Jerusalem Rag,
Now that's the one thing I'm missing
when I'm huggin' and kissin' Oy,
I dream about that rag, believe me,
Even the ground it seems a slippin'
around and 'round,
the stars even seem to play tag;
Now when I hear that sweet strain,
I feel so proud and vain, Oh!
Oh! won't you doodle, doodle,
do that Jerusalem Rag.

All the grand op'ras now
are playing that tune,
Floats from the earth
and goes 'way up to the moon,
Even the stars
that shine so brightly,
Will all be dancing ragtime soon.
All the great German composit'ners are mad,
and all the Dagos are sad,
but all the Yiddish are glad,
because the great rag to ev'rybody
happiness brings,
and the world this song it sings:

Just hear that Yankee doodle,
doodle de doodle band
a play that Jerusalem Rag,
Now that's the one thing I'm missing
when I'm huggin' and kissin' Oy,
I dream about that rag, believe me,
Even the ground it seems a slippin'
around and 'round,
the stars even seem to play tag;
Now when I hear that sweet strain,
I feel so proud and vain, Oh! please
Yankee doodle, doodle,
do that Jerusalem Rag. Oy, oy, oy,

Just hear that Yankee doodle,
doodle de doodle band
a play that Jerusalem Rag,
Now that's the one thing I'm missing
when I'm huggin' and kissin' Oy,
I dream about that rag, believe me,
Even the ground it seems a slippin'
around and 'round,
the stars even seem to play tag;
Now when I hear that sweet strain,
I feel so proud and vain, Oh!
Oh! won't you doodle, doodle,
do that Jerusalem Rag.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Jerusalem Rag 1912
Music by Herbert Binner
Lyrics by Geo Little
© MCMXII by Betts & Binner Co. - Chicago
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Sunday 2 November 2008 at 15.26
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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