The Barn Yard Rag 1911

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 15 Aug 2006
2006

Come on Cy, Come on Sue,
Bring 'long Sal and Joshua too,
Come on down to the barn with me
for there's goin' to be a big jamboree,
horse and mule
will be cutting up
like a fool out of school
catch that nag hitch her to the wagon
then we'll got to hear the Barnyard Rag.

When the old hens cackle
and the roosters crow
Bring along your fiddle
tighten up your bow
when the old cows bellow
and the young pigs squeal
that am the time for the chicken reel,
when the ducks begin a shoutin'
with a quack, quack, quack,
and the goats begin a buttin'
with an awful crack,
the geese and the gander
start to wiggle and wag
then you know they're goin' crazy 'bout
the Barnyard Rag.

When the old hens cackle
and the roosters crow
Bring along your fiddle
tighten up your bow
when the old cows bellow
and the young pigs squeal
that am the time for the chicken reel,
when the ducks begin a shoutin'
with a quack, quack, quack,
and the goats begin a buttin'
with an awful crack,
the geese and the gander
start to wiggle and wag
then you know they're goin' crazy 'bout
the Barnyard Rag.

If you've got time or not,
you'll stay and see that Turkey Trot
Talk about your Highland Fling
but the Barnyard Rag'll make a pigeon wing
Guinea hen pay a visit there
now and then don't know when
pigs in style all begin a gruntin
but you bet they're list'ning all the while.

When the old hens cackle
and the roosters crow
Bring along your fiddle
tighten up your bow
when the old cows bellow
and the young pigs squeal
that am the time for the chicken reel,
when the ducks begin a shoutin'
with a quack, quack, quack,
and the goats begin a buttin'
with an awful crack,
the geese and the gander
start to wiggle and wag
then you know they're goin' crazy 'bout
the Barnyard Rag.

When the old hens cackle
and the roosters crow
Bring along your fiddle
tighten up your bow
when the old cows bellow
and the young pigs squeal
that am the time for the chicken reel,
when the ducks begin a shoutin'
with a quack, quack, quack,
and the goats begin a buttin'
with an awful crack,
the geese and the gander
start to wiggle and wag
then you know they're goin' crazy 'bout
the Barnyard Rag.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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The Barn Yard Rag 1911
Music by Chris Smith
Lyrics by Billy Johnson
© MCMXI by Harold Rossiter Mus.Co. Chicago, Ill.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 15 August 2006 at 2.44pm
in association with Doug Grierson
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