Alexander's ragtime band lyrics
by Ella Fitzgerald



Come on and hear! Come on and hear! Al-ex-an-der's rag-time band!
Come on and hear! Come on and hear! It's the best band in the land!
They can play a bugle call like you never heard before
So natural that you wanna go to war
That's just the best band what am, oh ma hon-ey lamb
Come on a-long, come on a-long, let me take you by the hand
Up to the man, up to the man, who's the leader of the band
And if you care to hear the Swa-nee Riv-er played in rag-time
Come on and hear! Come on and hear! Al-ex-an-der's rag-time band!

Come on and hear! Come on and hear! Al-ex-an-der's modern band!
Come on and hear! Come on and hear! It's the best band in the land!
They can (scats)

That's just the best-est band what am, oh ma hon-ey lamb
Come on a-long, come on a-long, let me take you by the hand
Up to the man, up to the man, who's the leader of the band
And if you care to hear the Swa-nee Riv-er played in cool-time

Or if you wanna hear the Swa-nee Riv-er played in rag-time

Come on and hear! Come on and hear! Al-ex-an-der's rag-time band!
Al-ex-an-der's rag-time band!