A popular song from 1912.
Words and music by Worton David and George Arthurs.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. Mamie Brown went to town
Heard a singer there of great renown
But the songs he sang were slow
They were songs of long ago
Each refrain caused her pain
What she wanted was a ragtime strain
So, she jumped up there, and cried
As that tenor chap she spied
“Say! if you want to make a hit with me
I’ll tell you what to do,” said she
CHORUS
“Sing me a ballad in ragtime
Sing me an old-time song
Like ‘Alice, where art thou?’
But sing it to me in ragtime
Or ‘Rock’d in the Cradle of the Deep’
In ragtime, and I’ll be true to you
‘Come into the Garden, Maud’ in ragtime
Sing it in ragtime, do”
2. Mamie Brown gave a frown
When that tenor sang, “The Heart Bow’d Down”
And it nearly made her weep
When he sang, “Sing Me To Sleep”
She got sad, mighty bad
When a dozen of these songs she’d had
And when people cried “Encore!”
Mamie shouted, “Stop! no more!
Those mournful melodies just turn my brain
So, if you’re going to sing again