The Honolulu Rag 1910

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 02 Aug 2006
2006

A big black sailor on the good ship Tula
sailed far away from Frisco Bay
and when his boat sailed into Honolula,
he sailed ashore to a liquor store.
Said Abraham: "It's dandy,
the candy, bring brandy,
and fare thee well, my Mandy,
the sights I've got to see."
Of course you know the answer,
a prancer, entrancer,
a little native dancer,
just made him yell with glee:

That Honolula rag, boola rag, hoola rag,
that Honolula drag jes' drags me
all de way from home and mother dear.
That funny feeling' rag,
reelin' rag, wheelin' drag
makes me so spoony, so spoony, I'm loony
'bout de Honolula rag.

That Honolula rag, boola rag, hoola rag,
that Honolula drag jes' drags me
all de way from home and mother dear.
That funny feeling' rag,
reelin' rag, wheelin' drag
makes me so spoony, so spoony, I'm loony
'bout de Honolula rag.

Then Abraham jumped up and cried to Lulu:
"Give me your hand and start dat band.
I love my rag, but oh you Hula Hula,
cling to me tight and dance me right.
Of all the towns I've been in,
dat grinnin' and spinnin'
is certainly most winnin'
so swing me till I drop.
I feel so awful funny,
so funny, oh honey,
you've danced right in first money,
so don't you dare to stop."

That Honolula rag, boola rag, hoola rag,
that Honolula drag jes' drags me
all de way from home and mother dear.
That funny feeling' rag,
reelin' rag, wheelin' drag
makes me so spoony, so spoony, I'm loony
'bout de Honolula rag.

That Honolula rag, boola rag, hoola rag,
that Honolula drag jes' drags me
all de way from home and mother dear.
That funny feeling' rag,
reelin' rag, wheelin' drag
makes me so spoony, so spoony, I'm loony
'bout de Honolula rag.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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The Honolulu Rag 1910
Music by Egbert van Alstyne
Lyrics by Harry Williams
© MCMX by Jerome H. Remick & Co.  N.Y. & Detroit
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 02 August 2006 at 7.59pm
in association with Doug Grierson
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