The Stevedore's Rag 1918

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 3 Oct 2008
2008

I know a man who's foreman of a gang
loading up their ships all day.
He has a plan
when working with his gang,
And it makes all his work like play,
He sets his orders
to a raggy tune
and it sounds like a ragtime song
and this refrain keeps running thro' his brain
as he bustles the work along.

Hullo below, Hullo below,
hear the whistle blowing
on the steamer,
Hullo below, Hullo below,
We're the boys of the ragtime gang,
so hustle up
because the Captain's waiting,
waiting to dip the flag,
wake up below
and let her go
push along
and don't be hesitating,
Hello below, Hullo below,
That is the Stevedore's Rag.

Hullo below, Hullo below,
hear the whistle blowing
on the steamer,
Hullo below, Hullo below,
We're the boys of the ragtime gang,
so hustle up
because the Captain's waiting,
waiting to dip the flag,
wake up below
and let her go
push along
and don't be hesitating,
Hello below, Hullo below,
That is the Stevedore's Rag.

Then when the ship
is loaded up again,
and they hear the shout "Gangway"
On to the shore
come all the merry men,
knowing well they have earned their pay.
They make their way without the least delay
to the nearest refreshment bar,
where once again they sing the old refrain
and it rings out near and far...

Hullo below, Hullo below,
hear the whistle blowing
on the steamer,
Hullo below, Hullo below,
We're the boys of the ragtime gang,
so hustle up
because the Captain's waiting,
waiting to dip the flag,
wake up below
and let her go
push along
and don't be hesitating,
Hello below, Hullo below,
That is the Stevedore's Rag...

Hullo below, Hullo below,
hear the whistle blowing
on the steamer,
Hullo below, Hullo below,
We're the boys of the ragtime gang,
so hustle up
because the Captain's waiting,
waiting to dip the flag,
wake up below
and let her go
push along
and don't be hesitating,
Hello below, Hullo below,
That is the Stevedore's Rag..

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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The Stevedore's Rag 1918
Words & Music by Jackson Trellor
© MCMXVIII by J.Harris & Co. - Melbourne
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 3 October 2008 at 22.14
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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