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Thread #89992   Message #1705232
Posted By: Jim Dixon
28-Mar-06 - 10:56 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Ragtime Millionaire
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ragtime Millionaire
Lyrics copied from a forum at WeenieCampbell.com: (Hey! That site looks worth bookmarking!)

RAGTIME MILLIONAIRE
William (Bill) Moore, 1928

CHORUS: I'm a rag, I'm a rag, I'm a rag,
I'm a ragtime millionaire.
All you little people take your hat off to me
Because I'm a ragtime millionaire.

1. Mr. Henry's gonna send me a Ford; he must.
Ever'body else is gonna take my dust.
Gonna put a little sign on: "In God We Trust".
I don't mean to have no fuss.
All you little people take your hat off to me
Because I'm a ragtime millionaire. CHORUS

2. Some o' the boys say that I'm gonna be late.
No, if you please, I got a twenty-eight.
Some boys say they gonna catch me at last,
But all I got to do is just to step on the gas.
All you little people.... CHORUS

3. Gonna take my sweetie to a ball tonight,
Make those boys treat her right.
Keep her out 'bout half midnight
I don't mean to have no fight.
All you little people.... CHORUS

4. Ever' tooth in my head is solid gold,
Make those boys look icy cold.
I brush my teeth with diamond dust,
And I don't care if the bank would bust.
All you little people.... CHORUS, BREAK, CHORUS

[As sung by William 'Bill' Moore on "Ragtime Blues Guitar 1927-1930," Document Records DOCD-5062. Note: His pronunciation is "mill-yo-naire."]