Ragtime Mephisto 1913

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 5 Apr 2009
2009

In realms far down below,
there fire's for ever glow,
Ah! 'tis there! ev'rywhere!
Night and day,
so they say,
King Mephisto reigns supreme.
A melody you hear.
That makes you feel so queer
Music rare! fills the air,
and his eyes, hypnotize,
then you start to dream and dream.

For he's the ragtime king
they call Mephisto,
When he plays,
he makes you shake with fear,
shake with fear, then he laughs,
with a sneer,
all the imps and demons
start to dancing.
And try to force you
to linger near,
linger near, linger near,
linger near,
with gleamling eyes and fiery tongue
he greets you,
and beckons you to follow him below,
Then he says: "Come with me,
yes, with me, can't you see
I want thee,
For I am monarch there
I'm King Mephisto."

he's the ragtime king
they call Mephisto,
When he plays,
he makes you shake with fear,
shake with fear, then he laughs,
with a sneer,
all the imps and demons
start to dancing.
And try to force you
to linger near,
linger near, linger near,
linger near,
with gleamling eyes and fiery tongue
he greets you,
and beckons you to follow him below,
Then he says: "Come with me,
yes, with me, can't you see
I want thee,
For I am monarch there
I'm King Mephisto."

That haunting melody,
that soulful harmony
It's divine!
simply fine! Once you hear,
never fear,
it will thrill you through and through.
He plays with perfect ease,
He seems to charm those keys,
Don't forget
you'll regret
if you make, a mistake
and let that man charm you too.

For he's the ragtime king
they call Mephisto,
When he plays,
he makes you shake with fear,
shake with fear, then he laughs,
with a sneer,
all the imps and demons
start to dancing.
And try to force you
to linger near,
linger near, linger near,
linger near,
with gleamling eyes and fiery tongue
he greets you,
and beckons you to follow him below,
Then he says: "Come with me,
yes, with me, can't you see
I want thee,
For I am monarch there
I'm King Mephisto."

he's the ragtime king
they call Mephisto,
When he plays,
he makes you shake with fear,
shake with fear, then he laughs,
with a sneer,
all the imps and demons
start to dancing.
And try to force you
to linger near,
linger near, linger near,
linger near,
with gleamling eyes and fiery tongue
he greets you,
and beckons you to follow him below,
Then he says: "Come with me,
yes, with me, can't you see
I want thee,
For I am monarch there
I'm King Mephisto."

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Ragtime Mephisto 1913
Music by Glenn C.Leap
© MCMXIII by Glenn C.Leap - New York City
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Sunday 5 April 2009 at 11.16
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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