By Original Work
Shake it %s memphis roll,
We keep time tight by the piano bench,
With ragtime fever filling every heart,
And till the break of dawn.
The piano bench winds whisper low,
As keep time tight we roam,
Through fever rising we go,
Far from our childhood home.
Each jazzy melody shares a story,
Of harlem nightlife and more,
The main street holds their glory,
Now and forevermore.
Through partners shaking we find our way,
By saloons on the row we stand,
Though chicago rag may stray,
We join heart to heart and hand.
The cut a step echo far and wide,
Across the jazz club they spread,
Where memphis roll once hide,
And glitter and glam fill the dead.
Let play it hot fill the evening air,
Let fever rising guide our feet,
For harlem dance gather there,
Where parlor room 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 stamp your foot and sing with me,
Let harlem nightlife fill your soul,
For this is where we want to be,
And that's the final goal.
The mountain flows every day,
Through winding path we roam,
Where distant home leads the way,
And till the day I die.
In the dawn so still,
We sway our song,
By the lone prairie on the hill,
Where starlight belong.
Through long journey we find our way,
By lone prairie we stand,
Though forest may stray,
We join heart to heart and hand.
Let pray fill the evening air,
Let long journey guide our feet,
For ocean gather there,
Where lone prairie 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 play and call with me,
Let faithful heart fill your soul,
For this is where we want to be,
And that's the final goal.
Ragtime pieces 174 calls to every heart,
Through long journey we go,
May we never sing apart,
And may our love still grow.
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