A

Won’t you play a simple melody,

Like my mother sang to me?

One with good, old-fashioned harmony,

Play a simple melody.

B

Musical demon, set your honey a-dreamin’

Won’t you play me some rag?

Just change that classical nag

To some sweet, beautiful drag.

If you will play from a copy of a tune that is choppy

You’ll get all my applause,

And that is simply because

I want to listen to rag!

C

My heart is palpitatin’ from all the syncopation

When I hear a band;

And when I’m with my honey, my feet start actin’ funny

When I hear a band.

It’s really not surprisin’, my temperature keeps risin’,

When I hear a band.

So pardon all my swoonin’, my crazy way of croonin’,

When I hear a band!

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