You're A Grand Old Rag 1906

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 8 Jun 2009
2009

There's a feeling comes a stealing
and it sets my brain a reeling
when I'm list'ning to the music
of a military band.
Any tune like "Yankee Doodle"
simply sets me off my noodle,
It's that patriotic something that
no one can understand.

Way down South in the land of cotton
Melody untiring
ain't that inspiring! Hurrah Hurrah!
We'll join the jubilee
and that's going some
for the Yankees, by gum!
Red, White and Blue,
I am for you,
Honest, you're a grand old rag.

You're a grand old Rag
you're a high flying flag,
and for ever in peace may you wave.
You're the emblem of the land I love,
The home of the free and the brave,
Ev'ry heart beats true
under Red, White and Blue,
Where there's never a boast or brag.
But should auld acquaintance be forgot,
Keep your eye on the grand old Rag.

You're a grand old Rag
you're a high flying flag,
and for ever in peace may you wave.
You're the emblem of the land I love,
The home of the free and the brave,
Ev'ry heart beats true
under Red, White and Blue,
Where there's never a boast or brag.
But should auld acquaintance be forgot,
Keep your eye on the grand old Rag.

I'm no cranky, hankypanky,
I'm a dead square honest Yankee,
and I'm mighty proud of that old flag
that flies for Uncle Sam.
Though I don't believe in raving
ev'ry time I see it waving,
there's a chill runs up my back
that makes me glad
I'm what I am.

Here's a land with a million soldiers
that's if we should need 'em
we'll fight for freedom!
Hurrah! Hurrah!
For ev'ry Yankee Tar
and old G.A.R. ev'ry stripe ev'ry star
Red, White and Blue
Hats off to you,
Honest you're a grand old Rag.

You're a grand old Rag
you're a high flying flag,
and for ever in peace may you wave.
You're the emblem of the land I love,
The home of the free and the brave,
Ev'ry heart beats true
under Red, White and Blue,
Where there's never a boast or brag.
But should auld acquaintance be forgot,
Keep your eye on the grand old Rag.

You're a grand old Rag
you're a high flying flag,
and for ever in peace may you wave.
You're the emblem of the land I love,
The home of the free and the brave,
Ev'ry heart beats true
under Red, White and Blue,
Where there's never a boast or brag.
But should auld acquaintance be forgot,
Keep your eye on the grand old Rag.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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You're A Grand Old Flag 1906
by Geo.M.Cohan
© 1906 by F.A.Mills - New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Monday 8 June 2009 at 11.25
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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