The Ragtime Band Down In Harmony Hall 1912

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 16 Jan 2010
2010

Damrosch has some orchestra,
with me you will agree;
I love to hear John Sousa
and the New York Symphony.
But on a street down near my house,
away from frowns and cares,
A ragtime band up in a hall
Blows off the ragtime airs.
Come along my dear,
the band you ought to hear.

Down in Harmony Hall
The Musicians have to rag it, that's all;
The Oceana Roll, and Alexander's Band,
and ev'ry ragtime tune
that comes from ragtime land.
They're requested to play
all the latest raggy bits of the day;
for all the folks at the Ball,
want ragtime that's all;
From the band down in Harmony Hall.

Down in Harmony Hall
The Musicians have to rag it, that's all;
The Oceana Roll, and Alexander's Band,
and ev'ry ragtime tune
that comes from ragtime land.
They're requested to play
all the latest raggy bits of the day;
for all the folks at the Ball,
want ragtime that's all;
From the band down in Harmony Hall.

Trovatore's a pretty piece;
and so is Rustican;
when they're not played by Symphonies
but by a ragtime band.
I love that syncopated time
it sticks to me somehow,
Why Rubenstein would starve to death
if he were living now.
If he could only hear
that ragtime band, my dear.

Down in Harmony Hall
The Musicians have to rag it, that's all;
The Oceana Roll, and Alexander's Band,
and ev'ry ragtime tune
that comes from ragtime land.
They're requested to play
all the latest raggy bits of the day;
for all the folks at the Ball,
want ragtime that's all;
From the band down in Harmony Hall.

Down in Harmony Hall
The Musicians have to rag it, that's all;
The Oceana Roll, and Alexander's Band,
and ev'ry ragtime tune
that comes from ragtime land.
They're requested to play
all the latest raggy bits of the day;
for all the folks at the Ball,
want ragtime that's all;
From the band down in Harmony Hall.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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The Ragtime Band Down In Harmony Hall 1912
Music by F.Henri Klickmann
Lyrics by Roger Lewis
© MCMXII by Frank K.Root & Co.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, london UK
on Saturday 16 January 2010 at 17.55
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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