Sheet Music, 1910-1919
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ISBN
MUM00682, 0143
Description
Cover: drawing of a marching band, with battle scenes in the background; Publisher: Waterson Berlin and Snyder Co. (New York)
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
Songs -- United States -- 19th Century; Popular Music -- United States
Relational Format
music score
Original Format
scores
Original Collection
Sheldon Harris Collection (MUM00682), Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
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Lyrics
Lyrics:
First verse
What's that tune I hear? A ringing in my ear; Come on along, Come on along, It's a wonderful idea. It's Alexander's band, From down in Dixieland; He's going over there to do his share.
Chorus
When Alexander takes hi ragtime band to France; He'll capture ev'ry Hun, And take them one by one. Those ragtime tunes will put the Germans in a trance; They'll throw their guns away, Hiphooray! And start right in to dance. They'll get so excited they'll come over the top, Two step back to Berlin with a skip and a hop; Old Hindenburg will know he has no chance, When Alexander takes his ragtime band to France. When Alexander takes hi ragtime band to France; He'll capture ev'ry Hun, And take them one by one. Those ragtime tunes will put the Germans in a trance; They'll throw their guns away, Hiphooray! And start right in to dance. They'll get so excited they'll come over the top, Two step back to Berlin with a skip and a hop; Old Hindenburg will know he has no chance, When Alexander takes his ragtime band to France.
Second verse
There's no time to lose, They'll put on dancing shoes; They'll glide away, And slide away, When they hear those weary blues. The goose step's on the wane, The two step's in again; Like they advanced at first, they've just reversed.
(Chorus)
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