While the Band Played An American Rag 1915

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 24 Jun 2005

I had a wonderful dream last night
I never saw such a lovely sight,
I dreamt that the warring nations
were at a ball
there wasn't any one talking fight
they realized that it wasn't right
and this is just what I noticed
in the hall.

The King of England danced
with the President of France,
The Crown Prince of Germany
danced with the King of Hungary,
they all layed down their swords
while the diff'rent Dukes and Lords
all shouted: "We don't want any more talk
of wartalk."
They started drinking to each other,
like brothers.
They drank a toast to each other's flag
the Russian Czar said to the Kaiser:
"Let's drink some Budweiser."
Then he shook his head while a German Band
Played an American,
made in America, An American Rag.

The King of England danced
with the President of France,
The Crown Prince of Germany
danced with the King of Hungary,
they all layed down their swords
while the diff'rent Dukes and Lords
all shouted: "We don't want any more talk
of wartalk."
They started drinking to each other,
like brothers.
They drank a toast to each other's flag
the Russian Czar said to the Kaiser:
"Let's drink some Budweiser."
Then he shook his head while a German Band
Played an American,
made in America, An American Rag.

The Russian Czar wet his lips with wine
then started whistling "The Wacht am Rhine"
The Kaiser sang "Tipperary" without a pause
they kept it up till the break of day
then when they started to go away
the whole world rang out with gladness
just because.

The King of England danced
with the President of France,
The Crown Prince of Germany
danced with the King of Hungary,
they all layed down their swords
while the diff'rent Dukes and Lords
all shouted: "We don't want any more talk
of wartalk."
They started drinking to each other,
like brothers.
They drank a toast to each other's flag
the Russian Czar said to the Kaiser:
"Let's drink some Budweiser."
Then he shook his head while a German Band
Played an American,
made in America, An American Rag.

The King of England danced
with the President of France,
The Crown Prince of Germany
danced with the King of Hungary,
they all layed down their swords
while the diff'rent Dukes and Lords
all shouted: "We don't want any more talk
of wartalk."
They started drinking to each other,
like brothers.
They drank a toast to each other's flag
the Russian Czar said to the Kaiser:
"Let's drink some Budweiser."
Then he shook his head while a German Band
Played an American,
made in America, An American Rag.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
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While the Band Played An American Rag 1915
Words and Music By Irving Berlin
© MCMXV by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co., N.Y.
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seqence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 24 June 2005 at 00.02am
in association with Doug Grierson
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