Stop That Rag 1909 'The Jolly Bachelors'

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 28 Jul 2004

Do my ears deceive me,
or am I goin' mad?
Honey, please believe me,
that my hearin' ain't bad,
But something seems to tell me
that I'm list'nin' to Rag;
I've been suspectin' so all night,
Tunes I've heard befo'
was only music what ain't,
Melody like this
is why an artist can't paint,
Go get me some ammonia,
'cause I fear I must faint,
I'm suffocating with delight.

Stop dat rag,
keep on playin' honey,
Stop dat rag,
hear me prayin' honey,
Run away, I feel that I must be alone,
But don't you dare to leave me,
till the cows come home,
Cease dat strain,
please repeat it honey,
Once again, and I'll meet it honey,
Oh, I'm sad, No, I'm glad,
Stop dat rag, I'm sayin',
I mean keep on aplayin',
Don't you dare to stop dat rag.

Stop dat rag,
keep on playin' honey,
Stop dat rag,
hear me prayin' honey,
Run away, I feel that I must be alone,
But don't you dare to leave me,
till the cows come home,
Cease dat strain,
please repeat it honey,
Once again, and I'll meet it honey,
Oh, I'm sad, No, I'm glad,
Stop dat rag, I'm sayin',
I mean keep on aplayin',
Don't you dare to stop dat rag.

Call in some physician,
'cause I feel that I'm ill,
Somehow or another, hon',
my feet won't keep still,
Please request that leader man
to keep aplayin' till
I cry enough, enough some more;
Hon', I'll ne'er forgive you,
just for takin' me here,
Take me miles and miles away
from here anywhere,
Just raise a hand to move me,
mister man if you dare,
I'm satisfied to die right now.

Stop dat rag,
keep on playin' honey,
Stop dat rag,
hear me prayin' honey,
Run away, I feel that I must be alone,
But don't you dare to leave me,
till the cows come home,
Cease dat strain,
please repeat it honey,
Once again, and I'll meet it honey,
Oh, I'm sad, No, I'm glad,
Stop dat rag, I'm sayin',
I mean keep on aplayin',
Don't you dare to stop dat rag.

Stop dat rag,
keep on playin' honey,
Stop dat rag,
hear me prayin' honey,
Run away, I feel that I must be alone,
But don't you dare to leave me,
till the cows come home,
Cease dat strain,
please repeat it honey,
Once again, and I'll meet it honey,
Oh, I'm sad, No, I'm glad,
Stop dat rag, I'm sayin',
I mean keep on aplayin',
Don't you dare to stop dat rag.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Stop That Rag 1909
Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Music by Ted Snyder
© 1909 by Ted Snyder Co.Inc.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 28 July 2004 at 10.20
in association with Doug Grierson
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Sung By Stella Mayhew in Lew Fields Production
"The Jolly Bachelors"
Words By Irving Berlin. Music By Ted Snyder
Ted Snyder Publication: New York:
Ted Snyder Co., 112 West 38th St., 1909
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