From “THE ROYAL VAGABOND”, 1919. Title on Cover: “Revolutionary Rag”. Words and Music by Irving Berlin. Copyright ©20 Feb 1919. Sheet Music from the collection of Michael Deatz.
Sheet Music
Accompaniment
Lyrics
Chorus:
That revolutionary rag
‘Twas made across the sea
By a tricky, slicky Bolsheviki
Run with your little money bag
Or else they’ll steal it away, wheel it away
As they go raving, madly waving
That revolutionary rag
It’s not a melody
It’s a crimson flag
All the Royalties across the seas
Shake in their B.V.D.s
When they see that revolutionary rag
Chorus:
That revolutionary rag
‘Twas made across the sea
By a tricky, slicky Bolsheviki
Run with your little money bag
Or else they’ll steal it away, wheel it away
As they go raving, madly waving
That revolutionary rag
It’s not a melody
It’s a crimson flag
All the Kings and Queens in foreign scenes
Know that they’ve spilled the beans
When they see that revolutionary rag
Sung by Laurence Rubenstein: