That Kleptomaniac Rag 1913

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 26 Aug 2008
2008

Did you ever wake up at night
and scream with all your might
you heard a sound,
as you looked around
and a burglar said "keep quiet"
then a piano he would spy,
and with a joyous cry
this crazy loon
he played a tune
like no one ever played before,
He just sneaks in to play
and he'll steal your heart away.

That's him now he's playing
he's a demon when he rags
that creepy melody.
That sneaky harmony
Look! Look! Look! he's swaying
while he's playing steal away,
steal away, steal away,
that's the Kleptomaniac Rag.

That's him now he's playing
he's a demon when he rags
that creepy melody.
That sneaky harmony
Look! Look! Look! he's swaying
while he's playing steal away,
steal away, steal away,
that's the Kleptomaniac Rag.

Ever hear Mike Bernard play
or Paderewski sway
well listen here,
this may sound so queer,
he is there this bear Oh say
he can rag the rosary
and Rusticana
gee he is a bird
best ever heard
he's just piano mad you see,
He plays in any key
this rag a time prodigy.

That's him now he's playing
he's a demon when he rags
that creepy melody.
That sneaky harmony
Look! Look! Look! he's swaying
while he's playing steal away,
steal away, steal away,
that's the Kleptomaniac Rag.

That's him now he's playing
he's a demon when he rags
that creepy melody.
That sneaky harmony
Look! Look! Look! he's swaying
while he's playing steal away,
steal away, steal away,
that's the Kleptomaniac Rag.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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That Kleptomaniac Rag 1913
Music by Ben Deely
© MCMXIII by Sunlight Music Co. - Chicago
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 26 August 2008 at 21.51
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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