{"id":5266,"date":"2024-08-13T14:07:51","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T14:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=5266"},"modified":"2024-08-13T14:07:51","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T14:07:51","slug":"everything-is-rag-time-now","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/everything-is-rag-time-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything Is Rag Time Now"},"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\">A popular song from 1899<br>Words and music by George Totten Smith<br>Music by Robert A. Keiser<\/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\/2024\/08\/Everything-Is-Rag-Time-Now-1899.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Everything Is Rag Time Now - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-86dc3bba-e1c6-4bf1-bfe5-f9cb2e9c7f3b\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Everything-Is-Rag-Time-Now-1899.pdf\">Everything Is Rag Time Now &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Everything-Is-Rag-Time-Now-1899.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-86dc3bba-e1c6-4bf1-bfe5-f9cb2e9c7f3b\">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-580672f0-7184-4b79-9dc5-e0d24b32f63a\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Everything_Is_Rag_Time_Now_1899_s_JPP.mid\">Everything_Is_Rag_Time_Now &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Everything_Is_Rag_Time_Now_1899_s_JPP.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-580672f0-7184-4b79-9dc5-e0d24b32f63a\">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>A coon once went to serenade his lady<br>He sang her all the love songs dat he knew<br>He stood out in de dusky darkness shady<br>Till he was almos drownded wid de dew<br>But still he sang, &#8220;Thine eyes so blue and tender&#8221;<br>&#8220;I love but thee&#8221; and &#8220;In the gloaming,&#8221; too<br>And &#8220;Annie Laurie&#8221; he was goin&#8217; to render<br>When he heard a voice above say, &#8220;Dat&#8217;ll do&#8221;<br>&#8220;Go run along&#8221; &#8220;Wid dat ole song&#8221;<br>&#8220;Dat melody&#8221; &#8220;Queers you wid me&#8221;<br>You see &#8220;Dat eb&#8217;ry thing is Ragtime now&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>Don&#8217;t yo&#8217; sing er play another thing<br>But &#8220;All coons look alike t&#8217; me&#8221;<br>Ragtime tune dey fill de coons wid feelin&#8217;s ob glee<br>Telephone ma baby, Ma Honolulu Lady we will allow<br>&#8216;Cause ebrything is Ragtime now<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>At last de gal she said she&#8217;d wed dis nigger<br>De weddin&#8217; was t&#8217; be er swell affair<br>An at de church de folks began t&#8217; figger<br>On jes&#8217; de time de couple would be dere<br>De organ den it started up a playin&#8217;<br>The weddin&#8217; march of ole Mendelssohn<br>De crowd began dere razors den displayin&#8217;<br>Dey shouted out &#8220;Dis weddin&#8217; can&#8217;t go on&#8221;<br>&#8220;Cut out dat tune&#8221; &#8220;Dat isn&#8217;t coon&#8221;<br>&#8220;Dat time donn go&#8221; &#8220;It&#8217;s to blame slow&#8221;<br>You know &#8220;Dat eb&#8217;ry thing is Ragtime now&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>De bridegroom he came down de aisle a&#8217; prancin&#8217;<br>Sez he, &#8220;I tole de man t&#8217; play dat tune<br>Den forty coons was on his carcass dancin&#8217;<br>Dere&#8217;d been as many more if dere was room<br>De crowd was disappointed &#8217;bout the weddin&#8217;<br>For de bridegroom some how&#8217;r other he was dead<br>So de coon who all de srappin&#8217; was a headin&#8217;<br>Sez, &#8220;Now we&#8217;ll hab er funeral instead&#8221;<br>&#8220;But eb&#8217;ry thing&#8221; &#8220;Yo&#8217; play an&#8217; sing&#8221;<br>&#8220;Must be in rag,&#8221; &#8220;An&#8217; doan&#8217; yo&#8217; drag&#8221;<br>For eb&#8217;rything is Ragtime now&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\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.] A popular song from 1899Words and music by George Totten SmithMusic by Robert A. Keiser The sheet music: Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne: Lyrics ChorusDon&#8217;t yo&#8217; sing er play another thingBut &#8220;All coons look alike t&#8217; me&#8221;Ragtime tune dey &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/everything-is-rag-time-now\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Everything Is Rag Time Now&#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-5266","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Pa3ZiQ-1mW","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5266","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=5266"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5266\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5269,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5266\/revisions\/5269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}