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Muskatrat Ramble

Words by Ray Gilbert, Music by Edward "Kid" Ory - 1926

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Ab	Eb7	-	Ab
-	Cm	G7	Cm            Eb7
Ab	Eb7	-	Ab
F7	Bbm7	Bb9	Ab
Bb7            D	Eb7	Ab	-               Bdim7
Eb7	-	Ab	-
Bb7            D	Eb7	Ab	Ab7            G7     Gb7
F7	Bbm7	Bb7             Eb7	Ab         (repeat)

8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.

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Look at them shufflin’, a-shufflin’ down; Ramblin’, scramblin’, a-headin’ to town,
Hustlin', bustlin’, and buzzin’ aroun’, Happily a-waitin’ at the station.
Look at the train, the number seven-o-nine, Huffin’ and puffin’ and arrivin’ on time.
Who do you think’s about to 'rive? The band they call “The Dixieland Five.”
They’re gonna play that Muskrat Ramble tune,
The way you never ever heard it played, Get ready for the big parade.

All together now, one and two come on and join the happy throng,
Feel the beat of that ramblin', scramblin’, muskrat song, Come on and ramble along.

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Listen to Liberace and friends perform "Muskrat Ramble" (youtube)

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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