That Mysterious Rag
| That Mysterious Rag (1911) |
[1st verse:]
Did you hear it? Were you near it?
If you weren't then you've yet to fear it;
Once you've met it you'll regret it,
Just because you never will forget it.
If you ever wake up from your dreaming,
A-scheming, eyes gleaming,
Then if suddenly you take a screaming fit,
That's it!
[Refrain:]
That mysterious ra-ag
While awake or while you're a-slumbering,
You're saying, keep playing
That mysterious dra-ag
Are you listenin'?
Are you listenin'?
Look! Look!
You're whistlin'
That mysterious ra-ag
Sneaky, freaky ever melodious, mysterious rag.
[2nd verse:]
Any minute they begin it
E'er you know what you're about, you're in it
Then a feeling, most appealing
Comes a-stealing, sets your brain a-reeling.
When it's too late and ev'ryone is yawning,
Good morning, day dawning,
Then if suddenly you hear a warning shout,
Look out!
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