IRVING BERLIN lyrics - Alexander's Ragtime Band

[1st verse:]

Oh, ma honey

Oh, ma honey

Better hurry and let's meander

Ain't you goin'

Ain't you goin'

To the leaderman, 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



[2nd verse:]

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



[Alternate line:]

So natural that you want to hear some more