Ragtime Nick 1912

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 24 Feb 2009
2009

My brother's name
is Richard Wick,
Better known as Ragtime Nick,
Some folks think that he plays slow,
but he likes that kind of ragtime,
so let's watch him go,
he sits at that old piano
night and day,
and when he starts
you'll hear them say:

Oh, Oh you Ragtime Nick
You certainly can
tick, tick, tick,
those iv'ry keys
like a bear
you're there!
Can't you hear what I say,
Oh won't you play
some ragtime melody.
Oh, you cert'nly
make a hit with me,
Oh, when you sit,
and you pick that piano
Ragtime Nick.

Oh, Oh you Ragtime Nick
You certainly can
tick, tick, tick,
those iv'ry keys
like a bear
you're there!
Can't you hear what I say,
Oh won't you play
some ragtime melody.
Oh, you cert'nly
make a hit with me,
Oh, when you sit,
and you pick that piano
Ragtime Nick.

Nick is a bear
you won't deny
tho' he is a trifle shy,
he went to a ball last night
and he played that old piano,
with all his might
to please the crow'd he tried his best
and to the folks he left the rest.

Oh, Oh you Ragtime Nick
You certainly can
tick, tick, tick,
those iv'ry keys
like a bear
you're there!
Can't you hear what I say,
Oh won't you play
some ragtime melody.
Oh, you cert'nly
make a hit with me,
Oh, when you sit,
and you pick that piano
Ragtime Nick.

Oh, Oh you Ragtime Nick
You certainly can
tick, tick, tick,
those iv'ry keys
like a bear
you're there!
Can't you hear what I say,
Oh won't you play
some ragtime melody.
Oh, you cert'nly
make a hit with me,
Oh, when you sit,
and you pick that piano
Ragtime Nick.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Ragtime Nick 1912
Music by Ernest Breuer
Lyrics by Betty Morgan
© 1912 by Shapiro Music Co. - N.Y.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 24 February 2009 at 17.01
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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