When Alexander Takes His Ragtime Band to France

[Verse 1]
What’s that tune I hear? A ringing in my ear
Come on along, come on along, It’s a wonderful idea
It’s Alexander’s band, from down in Dixieland
He’s going “over there” to do his share

[Chorus]
When Alexander takes his ragtime band to France
He’ll capture ev’ry Hun, and take them one by one
Those ragtime tunes will put the Germans in a trance
They’ll throw their guns away, hip hip hooray!
And start right in to dance
They’ll get so excited they’ll come over the top
Two step back to Berlin with a skip and a hop
Old Hindenburg will know he has no chance
When Alexander takes his ragtime band to France

[Verse 2]
There’s no time to lose, they’ll put on dancing shoes
They’ll glide away, and slide away
When they hear those weary blues
The goose step’s on the wane, the two step’s in again
Like they advanced at first, they’ve just reversed

[Chorus]
When Alexander takes his ragtime band to France
He’ll capture ev’ry Hun, and take them one by one
Those ragtime tunes will put the Germans in a trance
They’ll throw their guns away, hip hip hooray!
And start right in to dance
They’ll get so excited they’ll come over the top
Two step back to Berlin with a skip and a hop
Old Hindenburg will know he has no chance
When Alexander takes his ragtime band to France