Alexander's Ragtime Band - Lyrics

Lyrics

The first lines establish the African-American context:

Oh ma honey . . . ain't you goin' to the leaderman, the ragged meter man and:
If you care to hear the Swanee River played in ragtime

The new style included new ways of playing traditional instruments as well:

There's a fiddle with notes that screeches
Like a chicken
And the clarinet is a colored pet

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