Part 1:

Won't you play a simple melody
Like my mother sang to me?
One with good old fashioned harmony
Play a simple melody

Part 2:

Musical demon, set your honey a'dreamin'
Won't you play me some rag?
Just change that classical nag
To some sweet beautiful drag

If you will play from a copy of a tune that is choppy
You'll get all my applause
And that is simply because
I want to listen to rag

Part 3:

My heart is palpitatin'
From all this syncopation
When I hear a band
And when I'm with my honey
My feet start actin' funny
When I hear a band
It's really not surprisin'
My temp'rature keeps risin'
When I hear a band
So pardon all my swoonin'
My crazy way of croonin'
When I hear a band