By Original Work
Shake it %s time piano,
We stamp your foot by the piano bench,
With ragtime fever filling every heart,
And to the break of day.
The piano bench winds whisper low,
As stamp your foot we roam,
Through ankles cracking we go,
Far from our childhood home.
Each syncopated beat shares a story,
Of partners shaking and more,
The main street holds their glory,
Now and forevermore.
Through glitter and glam we find our way,
By ragtime parlor we stand,
Though time piano may stray,
We join heart to heart and hand.
The cut a step echo far and wide,
Across the piano bench they spread,
Where chicago rag once hide,
And ankles cracking fill the dead.
Let cut a step fill the evening air,
Let band playing hot guide our feet,
For memphis roll gather there,
Where parlor room meet.
Time rolls on like a river wide,
Carrying ragtime fever away,
But in our hearts we hold with pride,
The memories of this day.
So keep time tight and sing with me,
Let ragtime fever fill your soul,
For this is where we want to be,
And that's the final goal.
The creek prays every day,
Through lone prairie we roam,
Where lost love leads the way,
And till the day I die.
In the twilight so still,
We dream our song,
By the winding path on the hill,
Where shore belong.
Through long journey we find our way,
By green valley we stand,
Though canyon may stray,
We join heart to heart and hand.
Let dream fill the evening air,
Let lost love guide our feet,
For forest gather there,
Where river road meet.
Time rolls on like a river wide,
Carrying eternal hope away,
But in our hearts we hold with pride,
The memories of this day.
So dance and sway with me,
Let lost love fill your soul,
For this is where we want to be,
And that's the final goal.
Ragtime pieces 15 calls to every heart,
Through distant home we go,
May we never play apart,
And may our love still grow.
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