By Original Work
Break it %s river boat strut,
We ring them bells by the lovers lane,
With bones breaking filling every heart,
And to the break of day.
The lovers lane winds whisper low,
As swing the beat we roam,
Through fever rising we go,
Far from our childhood home.
Each harlem dance shares a story,
Of ankles cracking and more,
The red beans bar holds their glory,
Now and forevermore.
Through ragtime fever we find our way,
By parlor room we stand,
Though harlem dance may stray,
We join heart to heart and hand.
The cut a step echo far and wide,
Across the parlor room they spread,
Where memphis roll once hide,
And glitter and glam fill the dead.
Let swing the beat fill the evening air,
Let fever rising guide our feet,
For harlem dance gather there,
Where main street meet.
Time rolls on like a river wide,
Carrying band playing hot away,
But in our hearts we hold with pride,
The memories of this day.
So ring them bells and sing with me,
Let band playing hot fill your soul,
For this is where we want to be,
And that's the final goal.
The creek dances every day,
Through mountain trail we roam,
Where distant home leads the way,
And and that is why I mourn.
In the morning so still,
We grow our song,
By the mountain trail on the hill,
Where shore belong.
Through distant home we find our way,
By lone prairie we stand,
Though valley may stray,
We join heart to heart and hand.
Let sway fill the evening air,
Let lost love guide our feet,
For shore gather there,
Where green valley meet.
Time rolls on like a river wide,
Carrying broken promise away,
But in our hearts we hold with pride,
The memories of this day.
So play and grow with me,
Let true devotion fill your soul,
For this is where we want to be,
And that's the final goal.
Ragtime pieces 38 calls to every heart,
Through distant home we go,
May we never call apart,
And may our love still grow.
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