Alexander's Ragtime Band Lyrics in English Bing Crosby
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Alexander's Ragtime Band by Bing Crosby from German to English.
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'Say Al, you're a guest here today
'Say Al, you're a guest here today
Don't you think you oughta start this tune?'
Don't you think you shoulda start this tune?'
'No, I don't think so, Bing
'No, I don't think so, Bing
I may be a guest and all that, but I, I think you oughta start it'
I may be a guest and all that, but I, I think you oughta start it'
'Well, it was written a little before my time
'Well, it was written a little before my time
I'm afraid it might date me'
I'm afraid it might date me'
'Date you?'
'Date you?'
'Don't tell me the first time you heard this song
'Don't tell me the first time you heard this song
Was when your mama had you on her lap, you know, listening to me singin''
What when your mama had you on her lap, you know, listening to me singin''
no, no, I came to the show on a Go-Devil that day'
no, no, I came to the show on a Go-Devil that day'
'A Go-Devil?'
'A Go-Devil?'
'Well, Bing, look, let's stop this kidding
'Well, Bing, look, let's stop this kidding
I think you oughta start'
I think you shoulda start'
'No, you start it, please'
'No, you start it, please'
'Yeah, I think so'
'Yeah, I think so'
'Mmm-hmm'
'Mmm-hmm'
Come on and hear, come on and hear
Come on and hear, come on and hear
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Come on and hear, come on and hear 'bout the best band in the land
Come on and hear, come on and hear 'bout the best band in the land
They can play a bugle call like you never heard before
They can play a bugle call like you never heard before
So natural, that you'll want to go to war
So natural, that you'll want to go to war
That's just the bestest band, what am, honey lamb
That's just the best band, what am, honey lamb
Come on along, come on along, let me take you by the hand
Come on along, come on along, let me take you by the hand
Up to the man, up to the man who's the leader of the band
Up to the man, up to the man who's the leader of the band
And if you can hear the Swanee River played in ragtime
And if you can hear the Swanee River played in ragtime
Come on and hear
Come on and hear
Come on and hear
Come on and hear
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Alexander's Ragtime Band
'Say Al, that's the mighty Xander himself playing, ain't it?'
'Say Al, that's the mighty Xander himself playing, ain't it?'
yeah, that's him, ain't nobody else'
yeah, that's him, ain't nobody else'
he's a river boat man'
he's a river boat man
'River boat? What do you know about river boats?'
'Riverboat? What do you know about river boats?'
I've made many a happy buck on them river boats'
I've made many a happy buck on them river boats'
'Playing in a band?'
'Playing in a band?'
'No, no, making four the hard way'
'No, no, making four the hard way'
'Two deuces
'Two deuces
'That's it'
'That's it'
Come on and hear
Come on and hear
Come on and hear
Come on and hear
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Come on and hear
Come on and hear
Come on and hear
Come on and hear
Here's the best band in the land
Here's the best band in the country
They can play a bugle call like you never heard before
They can play a bugle call like you never heard before
That's just the bestest band, what am, honey lamb
That's just the best band, what am, honey lamb
Come on along
Come along
Come on along
Come along
Let me take you by the hand
Let me take you by the hand
Up to the man
Up to the man
I'm talking about the man
I'm talking about the man
Mmm, the leader of the band
Mmm, the leader of the band
And if you care to hear that Swanee River played in ragtime
And if you care to hear that Swanee River played in ragtime
Come on and hear
Come on and hear
Come on and hear
Come on and hear
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Alexander's Ragtime Band
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