The Ragtime Goblin Man
The Ragtime Goblin Man
A spooky 1911 song for Halloween.
words by Andrew B. Sterling
music by Harry Von Tilzer
1. A ragtime goblin man he comes around
And softly hums a ragtime tune
I know he followed me, he’ll catch me sure
And then there’ll be a ragtime swoon
He’s beside me, hide me, hide me
I can feel his breath, Oh, I’m scared to death
He will take me, shake me, make me
Join his raggedy band, Oh, oh, where will I go
That goblin man, that goblin man
Chorus
Look out for the goblin man
That ragtime goblin man
Look out for the hook in his hand
That great big hook in his hand
There he is, there he is, there he is there
See his eyes, see his eyes, see his eyes glare
Mister bug-a-boo, if he catches you
He’ll beat you, then he’ll eat you
Run, run, just as fast as you can
From the ragtime goblin man
Hide, hide, or he’ll give you a ride
In his ragtime van, look out, look out
Just hear him shout, look out, look out
For the rag, rag, rag, ragtime goblin man
2. That ragtime goblin man was mild
What was it drove him wild? A ragtime tune
On dark nights just look out
He’ll catch you if you sing about a ragtime moon
If he nabs you, grabs you, jabs you
You won’t get away cause you’ll have to stay
Then he’ll bring you, sting you, fling you
To his raggedy band, see, he, wants to get me
That goblin man, that goblin mam
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