Rocking In A Ragtime Boat 1913

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 28 Sep 2009
2009

Willie was a "saver" at the beach
in his little boat
gaily he would float,
Tillie was a perfect little peach,
On her Willie used to dote,
he was happy
while he had her by his side,
with his arm around her
drifting with the tide,
when a roller came
Tillie's little game
was holding Willie while she cried:

Up and down
keep a rocking Willie
up and down,
Hold me, hold me, honey,
when you hear me start to holler:
"All aboard!"
The motion of the ocean
makes me sigh Oh Lord.
Up and down,
rock your baby, Bill
how I love to gloat,
Honey there are forty seven
diff'rent ways
of going to heaven
Rocking in a Ragtime Boat!

Up and down
keep a rocking Willie
up and down,
Hold me, hold me, honey,
when you hear me start to holler:
"All aboard!"
The motion of the ocean
makes me sigh Oh Lord.
Up and down,
rock your baby, Bill
how I love to gloat,
Honey there are forty seven
diff'rent ways
of going to heaven
Rocking in a Ragtime Boat!

Willie never saved a single life
hadn't time to spare
when his girl was there,
once a fellow hollered:
"Save my wife!"
Willie grabbed her by the hair,
Tillie shouted: "Willie
you just let her go!"
"Here's a dandy roller
coming oh, oh, oh!
You just let her down
rock me up and down
because you know I love it so...

Up and down
keep a rocking Willie
up and down,
Hold me, hold me, honey,
when you hear me start to holler:
"All aboard!"
The motion of the ocean
makes me sigh Oh Lord.
Up and down,
rock your baby, Bill
how I love to gloat,
Honey there are forty seven
diff'rent ways
of going to heaven
Rocking in a Ragtime Boat!

Up and down
keep a rocking Willie
up and down,
Hold me, hold me, honey,
when you hear me start to holler:
"All aboard!"
The motion of the ocean
makes me sigh Oh Lord.
Up and down,
rock your baby, Bill
how I love to gloat,
Honey there are forty seven
diff'rent ways
of going to heaven
Rocking in a Ragtime Boat!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Rocking In A Ragtime Boat 1913
Music by Carey Morgan
Lyrics by Andrew B.Stirling
© MCMXIII by Harry von Tilzer Mus.Pub.Co. - New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Monday 28 September 2009 at 11.00
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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