That Italian Rag

A 1910 song also published as a ragtime march.
words by Edgar Leslie
music by Al. Piantadosi

The sheet music:

That-Italian-Rag – Sheet MusicDownload

Accompaniment by Jonathan Parks:

That_Italian_Rag – MIDIDownload

Lyrics

  1. Hey! Jimmie come on and gimme some Ragtime
    I’m a fall for what you call-a da Jagtime
    Make a jig, a nice-a wig-a-da wagtime
    And we do da “Kee-gar-e-kee-a-kee-gar-e koo”
    Hurry up and numga stop-a da dance-a
    If I break da leg I take-a da chance-a
    Hey! Waljo before I go in a trance-a
    You play da “Riccio, Riccio Lariola”, Oh!

Chorus
Come on and skip-a-kid
Hey! nunga trip-a-kid
It make me dip-a-kid
That Italian rag, wig-a-wag-a
Just-a like you got-a jag-a chuck around yo’ kid
I’m glad I’m found yo’ kid
Fe’ cos’ I’m off-a my lid for Italian rag

  1. Hey! sweetheart, come on and start in a dream-a
    Rag-a-time is fine, like peach and a cream-a
    Nunga wait be’-cos’ it make-a-me scream-a
    To do-a da “Kee-gar-e-kee-a-kee-gar-e koo”
    One-a, two-a, then we do-a da twist-a
    Call me Brud’ and I will call-a you Sist-a
    When you stop I slap you on-a da wrist-a
    Hey! play da “Riccio, Riccio Lariola”, Oh!

Sung here by Thomas Venam: