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Verse 1: Oh ma honey, oh ma honey, |
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Better hurry and let's meander. |
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Ain't you goin', ain't you goin'? |
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To the leader man, ragged meter man? |
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Oh ma honey, oh ma honey, |
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Let me take you to |
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Alexander's |
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Grand stand brass band, |
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Ain't you comin' along? |
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Chorus: Come on and hear, come on and hear, |
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Alexander's |
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Ragtime Band. |
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Come on and hear, come on and hear, |
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It's the best band in the land! |
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They can play a bugle call like you never heard before. |
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So natural that you want to go to war. |
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That's just the bestest band what am, honey lamb. |
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Come on along, come on along, |
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Let me take you by the hand. |
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Up to the man, up to the man, |
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Who's the leader of the band! |
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And if you care to hear the |
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Swanee River played in ragtime, |
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Come on and hear, come on and hear, |
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Alexander's |
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Ragtime Band! |
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Verse 2: Oh ma honey, oh ma honey, |
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There's a fiddle with notes that screeches. |
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Like a chicken, like a chicken. |
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And the clarinet, is a coloured pet. |
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Come and listen, come and listen, |
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To a classical band what's peaches. |
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Come now, somehow, |
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Better hurry along! |
