Sweet Marie

(Make-a Rag-a-Time Dance Wid Me)
From the musical “The Jolly Bachelors”, 1909
Words by Irving Berlin
Music by Ted Snyder

The sheet music:

Sweet-Marie – Sheet MusicDownload

Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:

Sweet_Marie – MIDIDownload

Lyrics

  1. Liss-a to the sweet-a rag-a time
    Ain’t it nunga make you feel-a fine?
    Everybody dance, sleep-a like-a trance
    Keep-a steady, get-a ready
    One, two, three Kid
    What’s-a matt-a you no look-a wise?
    Get-a busy, make-a goo goo eyes
    Nunga make-a fake, just-a shake-a shake
    Make-a jealous for the other guys

Chorus
Sweet Marie
Make-a rag-a-time-a dance wid me?
Take-a steam-a boat to Italy
On the rag-a line
Hey you wop-a, numga stop-a kiss-a
Tony call em pop-a
One, two, three
I’m-a feel-a like-a “Hully Gee”
Come dance rag time wid me
Oh, my sweet-a Marie

  1. What’s-a matt-a you no wanna dance?
    Nunga feel afraid to take a chance
    Everybody look, shout-a, “Get da hook”
    I’m-a sad-a feel-a bad-a
    Shake youself Kid
    If you love-a Tony nice-a fine
    Make-a noise-a like-a rag-a time
    Hurry up-a quick, nunga take-a week
    If you nunga wanna, never mind

Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: