Play a simple melody lyrics

[intro]

[verse 1]

Won't you play a simple melody

Like my mother sang to me

One with a good old-fashioned harmony

Play a simple melody

[chorus + verse 1]

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 wanna listen to rag

[instrumental]

Won't you play a simple melody

Like my mother sang to me

One with a good old-fashioned harmony

Play a simple melody

[chorus + verse 1]

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 wanna listen to rag

[J.S.]

Play for me

That good old-fashioned harmony

Oh, won't you play for me

That simple melody

[chorus]

Play from a copy of a tune that is choppy

You'll get all of my applause because

I wanna rag it

Ragtime melody