That Broadway Rag 1918

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 18 Aug 2006
2006

People from ev'ry land
soon get to understand
our ragtime music grand,
then to each list'ning ear
nothing's so dear
as Alexander's Ragtime Band,
When they see Broadway
and dazzled by its crowds so gay
they start to prance
and do that dance,
That Broadway Rag.

When they do that Broadway Rag
millionaires with lots of brag
ev'ryone you're sure to meet
from the Bow'ry up to Forty Second Street!
They all do that slide and shiver
then they shake and quiver
when they do that Broadway Rag
turn your feet that's the gag,
keep your money out of sight,
if you walk up Broadway after ten at night
when they do that Broadway Rag.

When they do that Broadway Rag
millionaires with lots of brag
ev'ryone you're sure to meet
from the Bow'ry up to Forty Second Street!
They all do that slide and shiver
then they shake and quiver
when they do that Broadway Rag
turn your feet that's the gag,
keep your money out of sight,
if you walk up Broadway after ten at night
when they do that Broadway Rag.

No matter what your name
you'll soon get in the game
and like it just the same,
whether you're rich or not
when you once strike this spot
you'll say you're glad you came,
finest place on earth,
you're bound to get your money's worth
when on Broadway you hear them play
That Broadway Rag.

When they do that Broadway Rag
millionaires with lots of brag
ev'ryone you're sure to meet
from the Bow'ry up to Forty Second Street!
They all do that slide and shiver
then they shake and quiver
when they do that Broadway Rag
turn your feet that's the gag,
keep your money out of sight,
if you walk up Broadway after ten at night
when they do that Broadway Rag.

When they do that Broadway Rag
millionaires with lots of brag
ev'ryone you're sure to meet
from the Bow'ry up to Forty Second Street!
They all do that slide and shiver
then they shake and quiver
when they do that Broadway Rag
turn your feet that's the gag,
keep your money out of sight,
if you walk up Broadway after ten at night
when they do that Broadway Rag.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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That Broadway Rag 1918
Music by Nat Osborne
Lyrics by Will H.Smith
© MCMXVIII by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.Inc.  N.Y.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 18 August 2006 at 5.17pm
in association with Doug Grierson
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