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Alexander’s Ragtime Band Lyrics by Various Artists

There’s No Business Like Show Business (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

1954

[Verse 1: MOLLY, TERENCE, STEVE, KATY & TIM]
Come on and hear, come on and hear
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Come on and hear, come on and hear
It's the best band in the land
They can play a bugle call
Like you never heard before
So natural that you want to go to war
That's just the bestest band what am
My honey lamb
Come on along, come on along
Let me take you by the hand
Up to the man, up to the man
Who's the leader of the band
And if you care to hear the Swanee River
Played in ragtime
Come on and hear, come on and hear
Alexander's Ragtime
That raggy beat gets in your feet
Come on and meet
Alexander's Ragtime Band
[Verse 2]
[MOLLY]
Ah, come un zee hear
[TERENCE]
Ja?
[MOLLY]
Come un zee hear
Alexander's Ragtime Band
[TERENCE]
Ach, du liebe, shee, come see un hear
Ein, zwei, drei, vier
That's the best what am in the land
[MOLLY & TERENCE]
If you want to hear the Swanee River
Spieled ragtime
Come hear, ach, ja
Das oompah pah pah
Alexander's Ragtime Band
[MOLLY]
Alexander's Ragtime Band
[TERENCE]
Oompah-pah, oompah-pah, oompah-pah... oop!
[MOLLY & TERENCE]
Alexander's Ragtime Band
[Verse 3: TIM]
Come on and hear (Hoot, man)
Come on and hear (Hoot, man)
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Come on and hear (Hoot, man)
Come on and hear (Hoot, man)
It's the best band in the land
And if you care to hear the Swanee River
Played in ragtime
Come on and hear, come on and hear
The bonnie music of Alexander's Ragtime Band
Hoot, man!
Alexander's Ragtime Band
[Verse 4: KATY]
Allons, mon cher, attention!
Alexander, oh-la-la
Écoutez, amis, écoutez, amis
Alexander, ooh!
Touché
And if you care to hear
Vraiment magnifique, zee Swanee River (che-che-che-che-che)
In ragtime
Allons, allons, marchons, marchons
Alexander's Band
Oui, certainement!
[Verse 5: STEVE]
Come on along, come on along
Let me take you by the hand
Up to the man, up to the man
Who's the leader of the band
Come on and hear
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Come on and hear, come on and hear
It's the best band in the land
Honey lamb
Come on, come on along
Let me take you by the hand
Up to the maestro, that man
The leader of the band
I want to hear that Swanee, Swanee River
Play it, play it, play that ragtime
Hear, hear, hear, hear
Alexander's Band is here
[Verse 6: ALL]
It must be the man
It must be Alexander
Hey, hear the band, dance with the band
They're here, come on and hear
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Come on, come on, it's the best band in the land
If you hear that bugle call
That's about the bestest band what am
Honey lamb, come on
Come on along, come on along
I want to take you by the hand
Up to the man, up to the man
The leader of the band
And if you want that Swanee River
Played in ragtime
Come on along, come on along
Come on along, come on along
To see and hear that Alexander's Ragtime Band
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About “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” by Various Artists

Read the complete lyrics to "Alexander’s Ragtime Band" by Various Artists from the album "There’s No Business Like Show Business (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)" in 1954. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Ragtime, Musicals, Pop.

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