[1st verse:]
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Mister Brown, Mister Brown had a violin
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Went around, all around with his violin
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Lawdy, how he play'd it, sway'd it, made it moan so beautiful
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Anna Lize, Anna Lize heard his violin
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Roll'd her eyes, roll'd her eyes at his violin
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Lawdy, how he lov'd her, turtledoved 'er
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When Anna would cry
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[Refrain:]
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Fiddle up, fiddle up on your violin
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Lay right on it, rest your chin upon it
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Doggone you better begin
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And play an overture upon your violin
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Hurry up, hurry up with your violin
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Make it sooner, don't you stop to tune 'er
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Fid, fid, fid, fiddle the middle of your ragtime violin
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[2nd verse:]
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Mister Brown, Mister Brown at a fancy ball
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Sat around, sat around, sat around the hall
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Wouldn't take a chance to dance because the band was terrible
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Anna Lize, Anna Lize hit upon a plan
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Roll'd her eyes, roll'd her eyes at the leaderman
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Took his fiddle down to Mister Brown to
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Just kiss him and cry
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Ragtime Violin!
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Irving Berlin |