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Thread #89992   Message #1703559
Posted By: 12-stringer
27-Mar-06 - 12:05 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Ragtime Millionaire
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ragtime Millionaire
See here for a recent discussion of the song.

http://weeniecampbell.com/mambo/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=74&topic=2027.0

Similarity to "My Money Never Runs Out" is explained by both songs being written by the same guy (Irving Jones, a Tin Pan Alley composer back in the days of 1900). There's a committee-vetted set of lyrics that is pretty damn close to what William Moore seems to be singing on the record (as I hear it).

You can listen to/download Moore's original recording at www.juneberrys78s.com, but in order to do so you'll have to get a password to the Blues and Gospel section of the Roots Music Listening Room there. It's a painless process but they ask you to limit yourself to 15-20 downloads a day.