{"id":4393,"date":"2023-06-27T13:50:22","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T13:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=4393"},"modified":"2023-06-27T13:59:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T13:59:40","slug":"a-rag-time-table-dhote","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/a-rag-time-table-dhote\/","title":{"rendered":"A Rag-Time Table D\u2019Hote"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial stereotypes. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From \u201cThe Girl and the Taxi\u201d, 1910.<br>Words and music by Carter De Haven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sheet music:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The-Ragtime-Table-Dhote.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of The-Ragtime-Table-Dhote - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-89d97c22-24cf-4db4-9fda-280aebc3d766\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The-Ragtime-Table-Dhote.pdf\">The-Ragtime-Table-Dhote &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The-Ragtime-Table-Dhote.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-89d97c22-24cf-4db4-9fda-280aebc3d766\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-ef36effa-4888-4203-a37e-51e54f6153d9\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/A_Rag-Time_Table_DHote_1910_s_JPP.mid\">A_Rag-Time_Table_DHote &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/A_Rag-Time_Table_DHote_1910_s_JPP.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-ef36effa-4888-4203-a37e-51e54f6153d9\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lyrics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cBabe, I never will get my fill<br>\u2018Cause I\u2019m happy when I\u2019m eating\u201d<br>Said Rastus Keating<br>One day when meeting Miss Nancy Sweet<br>\u201cIf you\u2019ve got the time we will dine<br>For I\u2019m always in the mood, dear<br>For a little food dear, or a little dance<br>So Nancy Sweet, let\u2019s dance so neat<br>Come on now, there\u2019s your chance<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>We\u2019ll two-step right into Rector\u2019s<br>Try a new step that will direct us<br>To the College Inn<br>Then begin to eat until you lose your breath<br>You couldn\u2019t die a better death<br>\u2018Cause Ragtime plays while you\u2019re feeding<br>Grab ma arm babe, don\u2019t keep me pleading<br>Put on your things now hurry please<br>So, Nancy Sweet come on and eat a hypnotizing<br>I\u2019m a sport, I\u2019ll buy a quart, it\u2019s appetizing<br>I\u2019m the guy who\u2019ll always buy a ragtime table d\u2019hote<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"2\">\n<li>They slipped on their sacks, grabbed a tax<br>And they started out a bumming<br>They both looked stunning<br>Rastus felt like gunning<br>When the waiter said<br>\u201cTables are all gone so move on<br>Now, I\u2019m sorry to refuse you\u201d<br>Oh, we\u2019ll excuse you<br>You can keep the change<br>Come Nancy dear, get out of here<br>Before we get the mange<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>So they two-stepped right out of Rector\u2019s<br>He said \u201cCream puff, let \u2019em eject us<br>\u2018Cause I know a place where our race<br>Can sit until we eat our fill<br>And needn\u2019t worry about the bill<br>We\u2019ll eat, drink, worry \u2019bout nothing<br>Be my peach tart, I\u2019ll be your muffin<br>Before you die just take a bite<br>So, Nancy Sweet come on and eat a hypnotizing<br>I\u2019m a sport, I\u2019ll buy a quart, it\u2019s appetizing<br>I\u2019m the guy who\u2019ll always buy a ragtime table d\u2019hote<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial stereotypes. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.] From \u201cThe Girl and the Taxi\u201d, 1910.Words and music by Carter De Haven. The sheet music: Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne: Lyrics ChorusWe\u2019ll two-step right into Rector\u2019sTry a new step that will direct usTo the College InnThen begin to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/a-rag-time-table-dhote\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;A Rag-Time Table D\u2019Hote&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4393","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Pa3ZiQ-18R","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4393"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4393\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4402,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4393\/revisions\/4402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}