Ragtime Violin!
[1st verse:]
Mister Brown, Mister Brown had a violin
Went around, all around with his violin
Lawdy, how he play'd it, sway'd it, made it moan so beautiful
Anna Lize, Anna Lize heard his violin
Roll'd her eyes, roll'd her eyes at his violin
Lawdy, how he lov'd her, turtledoved 'er
When Anna would cry
[Refrain:]
Fiddle up, fiddle up on your violin
Lay right on it, rest your chin upon it
Doggone you better begin
And play an overture upon your violin
Hurry up, hurry up with your violin
Make it sooner, don't you stop to tune 'er
Fid, fid, fid, fiddle the middle of your ragtime violin
[2nd verse:]
Mister Brown, Mister Brown at a fancy ball
Sat around, sat around, sat around the hall
Wouldn't take a chance to dance because the band was terrible
Anna Lize, Anna Lize hit upon a plan
Roll'd her eyes, roll'd her eyes at the leaderman
Took his fiddle down to Mister Brown to
Just kiss him and cry
¡Violín de Ragtime!
[1er verso:]
Señor Brown, el señor Brown tenía un violín
Andaba por todos lados con su violín
Dios mío, cómo lo tocaba, lo balanceaba, lo hacía gemir tan hermoso
Anna Lize, Anna Lize escuchaba su violín
Rodaba los ojos, rodaba los ojos ante su violín
Dios mío, cómo la amaba, la cortejaba
cuando Anna lloraba
[Estribillo:]
Toca, toca en tu violín
Apóyate en él, descansa tu barbilla sobre él
Maldición, más te vale empezar
Y tocar una obertura en tu violín
Apúrate, apúrate con tu violín
Hazlo más pronto, no te detengas a afinarlo
Fid, fid, fid, toca en el centro de tu violín de ragtime
[2do verso:]
Señor Brown, el señor Brown en un baile elegante
Se sentaba, se sentaba, se sentaba en el salón
No quiso arriesgarse a bailar porque la banda era terrible
Anna Lize, Anna Lize ideó un plan
Rodaba los ojos, rodaba los ojos al líder
Llevó su violín al señor Brown
Solo para besarlo y llorar
Escrita por: Irving Berlin