Mister Music Master 1911

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 14 Apr 2008
2008

Sister Mary had ambition
to become a great musician,
she loved to hear the big brass bands,
So she went to a professor
by the name of Rudolph Dresser,
who taught her how to play
and cross her hands.
He played for her for hours
and taught her hearts and flowers,
but she thought those classes
were a bore,
Now one day he got spoony
and started acting loony,
Until she couldn't stand it any more,
So she sent him round a note
this is what she wrote.

Mister Music Master
Learn to play some faster
good old ragtime tunes,
Your music's melancholy
go learn something jolly
with words that speak
about the silv'ry moons.
Go to some Rathskeller
hear some little feller,
tear off a good old drag.
If you had a girl you'd lose her,
if she heard John Philip Sousa
playing that lovin' rag.

Mister Music Master
Learn to play some faster
good old ragtime tunes,
Your music's melancholy
go learn something jolly
with words that speak
about the silv'ry moons.
Go to some Rathskeller
hear some little feller,
tear off a good old drag.
If you had a girl you'd lose her,
if she heard John Philip Sousa
playing that lovin' rag.

Soon he sent around a letter
said he thought he liked her better,
'cause she sent him such a sassy note,
He's been taking ragtime lessons
even has some all night sessions,
he said: 'I'll get you kid
before you vote,'
Plays operas sincopated
before he used to hate it,
says he even talks rag in his sleep,
He's writing ragtime opera
for Melba that will stop her,
He rags Rocked in the Cradle of The Deep,
She surely got his goat
when these words he wrote.

Mister Music Master
Learn to play some faster
good old ragtime tunes,
Your music's melancholy
go learn something jolly
with words that speak
about the silv'ry moons.
Go to some Rathskeller
hear some little feller,
tear off a good old drag.
If you had a girl you'd lose her,
if she heard John Philip Sousa
playing that lovin' rag.

Mister Music Master
Learn to play some faster
good old ragtime tunes,
Your music's melancholy
go learn something jolly
with words that speak
about the silv'ry moons.
Go to some Rathskeller
hear some little feller,
tear off a good old drag.
If you had a girl you'd lose her,
if she heard John Philip Sousa
playing that lovin' rag.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Mister Music Master 1911
by Billy Vanderveer & Tony Sherman
© 1911 by The Jos.Morris Co. - New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Monday 14 April 2008 at 12.39
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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