The Midnight Ragtime Ride Of Paul Revere 1914

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 23 Apr 2009
2009

Down in Dixie,
down in Dixie,
there's a funny school,
Down in Dixie,
down in Dixie,
"Rag" is all the rule,
there's a syncopatin'
educatin' teacher, too,
with a Hottentotin'
Turkey Trotin' way that's new,
this is her idea
of the ride of Paul Revere:

First he saw the light in the tower
then he straddled in his saddle,
straddled in his saddle,
grabbed his trusty one horse power,
and he straddled and skedaddled,
straddled and skedaddled.
Over hills and far away
and as he passed each Road House Cabaret
That doggone horse went off his noddle
to that ragtime Yankee Doodle
and the rattle of the battle
ev'ryone forgot,
The "Minute Men" and "Women"
did the Turkey Trot
on the Midnight Ragtime
Ride of Paul Revere.

First he saw the light in the tower
then he straddled in his saddle,
straddled in his saddle,
grabbed his trusty one horse power,
and he straddled and skedaddled,
straddled and skedaddled.
Over hills and far away
and as he passed each Road House Cabaret
That doggone horse went off his noddle
to that ragtime Yankee Doodle
and the rattle of the battle
ev'ryone forgot,
The "Minute Men" and "Women"
did the Turkey Trot
on the Midnight Ragtime
Ride of Paul Revere.

All the pupils,
all the pupils
always dance with glee,
when the teacher,
when the teacher,
teaches history
start a scootin' hi falutin'
ev'ryone and all,
with their Jumpin' Jackin'
Pigabackin'
'round the hall,
giving their idea
of the ride of Paul Revere:

First he saw the light in the tower
then he straddled in his saddle,
straddled in his saddle,
grabbed his trusty one horse power,
and he straddled and skedaddled,
straddled and skedaddled.
Over hills and far away
and as he passed each Road House Cabaret
That doggone horse went off his noddle
to that ragtime Yankee Doodle
and the rattle of the battle
ev'ryone forgot,
The "Minute Men" and "Women"
did the Turkey Trot
on the Midnight Ragtime
Ride of Paul Revere.

First he saw the light in the tower
then he straddled in his saddle,
straddled in his saddle,
grabbed his trusty one horse power,
and he straddled and skedaddled,
straddled and skedaddled.
Over hills and far away
and as he passed each Road House Cabaret
That doggone horse went off his noddle
to that ragtime Yankee Doodle
and the rattle of the battle
ev'ryone forgot,
The "Minute Men" and "Women"
did the Turkey Trot
on the Midnight Ragtime
Ride of Paul Revere.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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The Midnight Ragtime Ride Of Paul Revere 1914
Music by Raymond Walker
Lyrics by Charles McCarron
© MCMXIV by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.Inc. - New York
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sequence & klaraoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 23 April 2009 at 23.12
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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