Sloppy Henry — Tom Cat Rag

Everybody 'bout nine o'clock The piano started playing at nine o'clock Plain man, high class--upper class And the Italian man [?] and play some rag He plays a piece that goes like this: Ya, ya, aha [?] havin' a home Well, he's got to play that rag Another beat boys My daddy, my mammy, started raggin' in the kitchen [East-land Sammy?] out to switchin' Tom cat jumped on my, daddy's back Daddy felt good and start to ball in the jive Hands on the floor, his thighs is kicking The whole [grain?] family He throw'ed his hands out the window, holla'd '[?]' Mamma started eagle rocking 'round the floor When that great piano, played that ragtime melody That melody, boys My daddy, my mammy, started raggin' in the kitchen [East-land Sammy?] out to switchin' Tom cat jumped on my, daddy's back Daddy felt good and start to ball in the jive Hands on the floor, his thighs is kicking The whole [grain?] family He throw'ed his hands out the window, holla'd '[?]' Mamma started eagle rocking 'round the floor When that great piano, played that ragtime melody! That melody