Jason Paul · The song collection1911
Alexander’s Ragtime Band
The performance
2 recordingsPerformance 1
Alexander’s Ragtime Band [1911] – Irving Berlin | Jason Paul
October 19, 2025
Lyrics and chords
Verse 1
EOh my honey, oh my E7honey ABetter hurryF#m7 andB7let's meander, EAin't you goin', ain't you goin', F#7To the leader man, B7ragged meter man?
EOh my honey,E7oh my honey ALet me take you to F#m7AlexB7ander's EGrandE7stand AbrassEdim7band. EAin't youB7comin' aElong?
Chorus
E7Come on and Ahear, come on and hear. AlexE7ander's Ragtime ABand, Come on and Dhear, come on and hear, It's the best band in the land
They can Aplay a bugle call like you never heard before, So natural that you want to go to war, EThat's just Edim7the B7best-est band what Eam, E7honey lamb
Come on a Along, come on along, Let me E7take you by the Ahand, Up to the Dman, up to the man, Who's the leader of the Dband,
And if youA7 care to hear the Swanee river DPlayed in Adim7ragtime, Come on and Ahear, come on and hear Adim7Alex- E7ander's Ragtime ABand
Verse 2
EOh ma honey, Oh ma E7honey,AThere's a fiddle F#m7WithB7notes that screeches, ELike a chicken, Like a chicken, F#7And the clarinet B7Is a colored pet,
ECome and listen, E7Come and listen ATo a classiF#m7calB7band what's peaches, EComeE7now,ASomeEdim7how,EBetterB7hurry aElongE7