Song version of the famous ragtime piano piece.
words by John Brimhall
music by Scott Joplin
arranged by John Brimhall
Milton Berle sang this with the muppets on Sesame Street. The music is from 1902. The lyrics were created during the ragtime revival of the 1970s.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment:
Lyrics
Now the curtain is going up
The Entertainer is taking a bow
Does his dance step and sings his song
Even gets all the audience to sing along
Yes, he knows just what he must do
Knows how to bring down the house
When he’s through
Snappy patter and jokes
He knows what pleases the folks
The Entertainer, the star of the show
Interlude
It was in Vaudeville and he was on the bill
With all the singers, dancers, acrobats and clowns
There was a dancing bear, even a dog act there
And a comedian who never let ’em down
But when he came on to do his fav’rite song
He really wowed ’em in the cities and the towns
They came from near and far to see the Vaudeville star
The entertainer
Sung here by Fred Feild: