Marion Harris — When Alexander Takes His Ragtime Band to France

[Verse 1] What’s that tune I hear? A ringing in my ear Come on along, come on along, It’s a wonderful idea It’s Alexander’s band, from down in Dixieland He’s going “over there” to do his share [Chorus] When Alexander takes his ragtime band to France He’ll capture ev’ry Hun, and take them one by one Those ragtime tunes will put the Germans in a trance They’ll throw their guns away, hip hip hooray! And start right in to dance They’ll get so excited they’ll come over the top Two step back to Berlin with a skip and a hop Old Hindenburg will know he has no chance When Alexander takes his ragtime band to France [Verse 2] There’s no time to lose, they’ll put on dancing shoes They’ll glide away, and slide away When they hear those weary blues The goose step’s on the wane, the two step’s in again Like they advanced at first, they’ve just reversed [Chorus] When Alexander takes his ragtime band to France He’ll capture ev’ry Hun, and take them one by one Those ragtime tunes will put the Germans in a trance They’ll throw their guns away, hip hip hooray! And start right in to dance They’ll get so excited they’ll come over the top Two step back to Berlin with a skip and a hop Old Hindenburg will know he has no chance When Alexander takes his ragtime band to France