A syncopated, upbeat, crowd-pleasing ragtime song, 1912. Words and Music by Irving Berlin. Original Cover Art by E.H. Pfeiffer. (Misspelled title). Copyright ©3 Nov 1912. Used in “ALEXANDER’S RAGTIME BAND,” 1938. Used in “EASTER PARADE,” 1948. Used in “THERE’S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS,” 1954. Sheet Music from the collection of Michael Deatz.
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When the midnight choo-choo leaves for Alabam’
I’ll be right there, I’ve got my fare
When I see that rusty-haired conductor man
I’ll grab him by the collar
And I’ll holler, “Alabam’, Alabam'”
That’s where you stop your train
That brings me back again
Down home where I’ll remain
Where my honey lamb am
I will be right there with bells
When that old conductor yells
“All aboard, all aboard, all aboard for Alabam'”