Shakespeare And Ragtime 1913

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

Bill Shakespeare was a wonder
He could write fine poetry
just go and gaze on one of Willie's plays,
if you want philosophy
but with all his brain and talent
he's no good nowadays,
for he forget never put a turkey trot
in any of his plays.

Shakespeare in Ragtime
just fancy Hamlet say
to be or not to be
that is the question,
and then proceed to sway this way,
that's Shakespeare in Ragtime.
Romeo the ladies pet,
up on the balcony
doing the grizzly bear
with his little Juliet.

Shakespeare in Ragtime
just fancy Hamlet say
to be or not to be
that is the question,
and then proceed to sway this way,
that's Shakespeare in Ragtime.
Romeo the ladies pet,
up on the balcony
doing the grizzly bear
with his little Juliet.

For instance there's Othello
by Desdemona's side,
that dusky King he certainly could sing
a coonsong if he tried,
and there's our friend. J. Caesar,
his lute he should have grabbed
just played a rag
did the New Orleans Drag
and he wouldn't have been stabbed.

Shakespeare in Ragtime
just fancy Hamlet say
to be or not to be
that is the question,
and then proceed to sway this way,
that's Shakespeare in Ragtime.
Romeo the ladies pet,
up on the balcony
doing the grizzly bear
with his little Juliet.

Shakespeare in Ragtime
just fancy Hamlet say
to be or not to be
that is the question,
and then proceed to sway this way,
that's Shakespeare in Ragtime.
Romeo the ladies pet,
up on the balcony
doing the grizzly bear
with his little Juliet.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Shakespeare And Ragtime 1913
Music by Silvio Hein
Lyrics by Geo.V.Hobart
© MCMXIII by T.B.Harms & Francis, Day & Hunter - N.Y.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Sunday 5 April 2009 at 22.35
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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