From the sheet music at Mississippi State University:


MR. RAGTIME WHIPPOORWILL
Words by William A. Downs; music by Lou Sievers
Chicago: Harold Rossiter Music Co., ©1912.

1. Look! There's a bird out on the front window sill.
Honey, it's my old pal, the young whippoorwill.
Walk on your tiptoes; come over here.
Hush! Now be still; you'll frighten him, dear.
Stop, look and listen! Oh, that rag lullaby
Fills me and thrills me 'til I wish I could fly.
My brain spins like a top.
I want to skip and hop
When I hear that whippoorwill.

CHORUS: Mister ragtime whippoorwill,
Sitting on my windowsill,
Flap your wings; rag each note.
Doggone, you've got my goat.
Soon I'll start a-rockin' like a boat (that's floating).
Just like wine those ra-haggy strains
Flow from head to toe through my veins.
Please, on my knees I pray:
Birdie, don't fly away.
Chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp,
Mister ragtime whippoorwill.

2. that dreamy tune sounds like a love melody.
Look! There's his mate up in the old willow tree.
Honey, he chirps that sweet serenade
Just like a lovesick youth to a maid.
Don't be alarmed if I get charmed by that tune.
Snuggle up closer, dear, for I love to spoon.
Gee, my heart seems to throb.
I want to jump and bob
When I hear that whippoorwill.