Oh! That Yankiana Rag 1908 'Miss Innocence'

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 10 Mar 2005

A dance a la American,
by each Parisian
is thought to be the proper thing,
it's so entrancing,
when you're dancing.
In Paris you'll hear ev'rywhere,
when you go over there,
those tunes from Dixieland
and Yankeeland.
They think ragtime is simply grand,
this kind of dance you'll see them do,
when they strike up the band.

Oh, oh, that Yankiana Rag, rag, rag,
oh, oh, that Yankiana Rag, rag, rag,
with a dreamy motion a la La Matchiche
dancing with the ever lovin', lovin' peach,
to a Yankeeland coony, spooney drag.
Look up into my eyes, Ma belle Cherie,
soul kiss, and glide with me,
my own baby;
Honey bug throw yourself away,
when ever the band starts into play,
Oh! That Yankiana Rag.

Oh, oh, that Yankiana Rag, rag, rag,
oh, oh, that Yankiana Rag, rag, rag,
with a dreamy motion a la La Matchiche
dancing with the ever lovin', lovin' peach,
to a Yankeeland coony, spooney drag.
Look up into my eyes, Ma belle Cherie,
soul kiss, and glide with me,
my own baby;
Honey bug throw yourself away,
when ever the band starts into play,
Oh! That Yankiana Rag.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Oh! That Yankiana Rag 1908
Music by Melville J. Gideon
Lyrics by E. Ray Goetz
© 1908 by Maurice Shapiro
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 10 March 2005 at 22.38
in association with Doug Grierson
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As Introduced in Florence Ziegfeld Jr's Latest Musical Entertainment
"Miss Innocence" with Anna Held
This is a really cracking bit of music - a bit of a belter for
pianists, I expect. But there are times when we just have
to lift the old lid and let go..... :)
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