The Hold Up Rag 1912

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 19 Sep 2006
2006

Mister engineer now look you here
there's something wrong along the
track, track, track, track;
See that flag of red,
that man ahead,
hear his pistol going
crack, crack, crack, crack.
Hide your watch and chain
he'll rob de train
this is no time to boast or brag
for you cert'nly got to hand it
to the gentlemanly bandit
when he makes you do The Hold Up Rag.

Hands up! Hands up!
Ev'rybody hands up
when they do the Hold Up Rag.
Pardon me for giving you a shock
don't you hide that diamond in your sock!
It's a rock, it's a rock,
it'll hock, stop shaking!
Shell out! Shell out!
Don't you dare to yell out!
Drop your little trinkets in the bag.
All aboard, clang! Clang!
Toot! Toot! Bang! Bang!
It's the Hold Up Rag.

Hands up! Hands up!
Ev'rybody hands up
when they do the Hold Up Rag.
Pardon me for giving you a shock
don't you hide that diamond in your sock!
It's a rock, it's a rock,
it'll hock, stop shaking!
Shell out! Shell out!
Don't you dare to yell out!
Drop your little trinkets in the bag.
All aboard, clang! Clang!
Toot! Toot! Bang! Bang!
It's the Hold Up Rag.

Mister engineer why linger here?
Go on ahead or get a
hack, hack, hack, hack;
don't you stay behind,
he'll change his mind,
he'll steal the train if he comes
back, back, back, back.
See him going there
he doesn't care
he's riding on a bony nag,
as he jingles ev'ry dollar
you can hear him loudly holler:
"Don't forget to do The Hold Up Rag."

Hands up! Hands up!
Ev'rybody hands up
when they do the Hold Up Rag.
Pardon me for giving you a shock
don't you hide that diamond in your sock!
It's a rock, it's a rock,
it'll hock, stop shaking!
Shell out! Shell out!
Don't you dare to yell out!
Drop your little trinkets in the bag.
All aboard, clang! Clang!
Toot! Toot! Bang! Bang!
It's the Hold Up Rag.

Hands up! Hands up!
Ev'rybody hands up
when they do the Hold Up Rag.
Pardon me for giving you a shock
don't you hide that diamond in your sock!
It's a rock, it's a rock,
it'll hock, stop shaking!
Shell out! Shell out!
Don't you dare to yell out!
Drop your little trinkets in the bag.
All aboard, clang! Clang!
Toot! Toot! Bang! Bang!
It's the Hold Up Rag.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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The Hold Up Rag 1912
Music by Egbert van Alstyne
Lyrics by Edward Madden
© MCMXII by Jerome H.Remick & Co. - N.Y. & Detroit
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 19 September 2006 at 10.36am
in association with Doug Grierson
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