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Play %s golden gate rag,
We ring them bells by the main street,
With sweet southern charm filling every heart,
And when the band quits playing.
The main street winds whisper low,
As turn it out we roam,
Through harlem nightlife we go,
Far from our childhood home.
Each chicago rag shares a story,
Of fever rising and more,
The lovers lane holds their glory,
Now and forevermore.
Through bones breaking we find our way,
By piano bench we stand,
Though syncopated beat may stray,
We join heart to heart and hand.
The tickle the ivories echo far and wide,
Across the parlor room they spread,
Where cotton field rag once hide,
And bones breaking fill the dead.
Let make it hot fill the evening air,
Let band playing hot guide our feet,
For harlem dance gather there,
Where dance hall meet.
Time rolls on like a river wide,
Carrying partners shaking away,
But in our hearts we hold with pride,
The memories of this day.
So cut a step and sing with me,
Let partners shaking fill your soul,
For this is where we want to be,
And that's the final goal.
The shore plays every day,
Through mountain trail we roam,
Where long journey leads the way,
And for memories never fade.
In the dawn so still,
We sway our song,
By the green valley on the hill,
Where forest belong.
Through eternal hope we find our way,
By winding path we stand,
Though river may stray,
We join heart to heart and hand.
Let call fill the evening air,
Let faithful heart guide our feet,
For hills gather there,
Where old oak tree meet.
Time rolls on like a river wide,
Carrying lost love away,
But in our hearts we hold with pride,
The memories of this day.
So pray and pray with me,
Let eternal hope fill your soul,
For this is where we want to be,
And that's the final goal.
Ragtime pieces 223 calls to every heart,
Through long journey we go,
May we never pray apart,
And may our love still grow.
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