Classic Poem

VERSE 1

Oh, ma honey,
Oh, ma honey,
Better hurry
And let's meander,
Ain't you goin',
Ain't you goin'
To the leader man,
Ragged meter man?
Oh, ma honey,
Oh, ma honey,
Let me take you
To Alexander's
Grandstand,
Brass band,
Ain't you comin' along?

REFRAIN

Come on and hear,
Come on and hear
Alexander's Ragtime Band.
Come on and hear,
Come on and hear,
It's the best band in the land.
They can play a bugle call
Like you never heard before,
So natural
That you want to go to war.
That's just
The bestest band
What am,
Honey lamb.
Come on along,
Come on along,
Let me take you
By the hand
Up to the man,
Up to the man
Who's the leader
Of the band,
And if you care to hear
The Swanee River
Played in ragtime,
Come on and hear,
Come on and hear
Alexander's Ragtime Band.

VERSE 2

Oh, ma honey,
Oh, ma honey,
There's a fiddle
With notes that screeches,
Like a chicken,
Like a chicken,
And the clarinet
Is a colored pet.
Come and listen,
Come and listen
To a classical band
What's peaches,
Come now,
Somehow,
Better hurry along.

REPEAT REFRAIN