LEICESTER SQUARE RAG
(Harry Roy)
Harry Roy & His Band (Vocals Johnny Green)
Should you have the grace to go dancing and if you want somewhere to go
Leicester Square’s the place for romancing so come along now to the show
Take a tube, a bus or a taxi and you will find time will not drag
Follow the crowd along, join in the merry throng
When they do the Leicester Square Rag
^Everybody’s doing it, soon you’ll be doing it, you’ll say it’s grand
Bring along your dancing shoes, soon you’ll forget the blues, follow the band
You will find the rhythm entrancing, so hurry up, don’t ever lag^^
See all the people there, couples are everywhere
Doing the Leicester Square Rag
Now’s the time, is everybody ready? Come and do the Leicester Square Rag
Come on along now, where the lights are all bright
Come on along now, it’s a wonderful sight
Come on along now, take a step to the right
Sing pom-tiddley-om-pom, pom-pom
You sure to make it when you hear the refrain
If you cannot make it, you will soon ascertain
And once you got it, you wanna do it again
Sing pom-tiddley-om-pom, pom-pom
(Rep ^ to ^^)
Follow the crowd, join in the merry throng
When they do the Leicester Square Rag
The latest rag is all the talk of London Town and old New York
In Paris, too, it’s all the rage, on boulevards and every stage
In old Brazil, the rumba queens are changing styles
And now it seems they wanna learn the newest phase
This very latest rag, the London craze
Now’s the time to go, come on don’t be slow, take your partners round
(Rep ^ to ^^)
Follow the crowd along, join in the merry throng
When they do the Leicester Square Rag
Now’s the time. Is everybody ready?
Come and do the Leicester Square Rag
Come and do the Leicester Square Rag