Sue Simmons 1908

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 5 Apr 2013
2013

Bill Simmons has a sister
that they call "Ragtime Sue"
She left dear old Dixie land one day,
and came to New York
because she'd heard so much talk,
about the bright and shiny
lights along Broadway,
She had never ever heard
a street piano play,
a ragtime tune
that sometimes makes you hop,
she when she reached Herald Square
one was standing right there
playing "BonBon Buddy
The Choc'late Drop"
Sue commenced to dance
and drew a great big crowd,
when they tried to make her stop
she yelled out loud:

Any time that I hear
music playing in my soul
and my feet a feeling
comes a stealing,
starts me prancing
against my will,
I'm just like my brother Bill
I don't give a rap
what I'm doing or saying
Any time that I hear
sweet ragtime music playin'
I goes to dancing
'cause I can't keep still.

Any time that I hear
music playing in my soul
and my feet a feeling
comes a stealing,
starts me prancing
against my will,
I'm just like my brother Bill
I don't give a rap
what I'm doing or saying
Any time that I hear
sweet ragtime music playin'
I goes to dancing
'cause I can't keep still.

Sue Simmons met a gentl'man
that they call "Laughing Sam"
said he: "Would you like to see a show,"
She answered: "All right,"
so on that very same night,
they went around to see
the play called "Merry Widow"
She had never ever seen
a show like that before,
she did not like
that style of comedy,
so when the first act was through
as a short overture,
they played George Cohan's March
"Popularity"
She started in to dancing right away,
when they tried to make her leave
they heard her say:

Any time that I hear
music playing in my soul
and my feet a feeling
comes a stealing,
starts me prancing
against my will,
I'm just like my brother Bill
I don't give a rap
what I'm doing or saying
Any time that I hear
sweet ragtime music playin'
I goes to dancing
'cause I can't keep still.

Any time that I hear
music playing in my soul
and my feet a feeling
comes a stealing,
starts me prancing
against my will,
I'm just like my brother Bill
I don't give a rap
what I'm doing or saying
Any time that I hear
sweet ragtime music playin'
I goes to dancing
'cause I can't keep still.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Sue Simmons 1908
by J. Leubrie Hill
© 1908 by Gotham-Atturke Music Co.Inc. N.Y.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 5 April 2013 at 16.29
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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