Verse 1: I came from ole Virginy From de county Acomac I have no wealth to speak of ’cept de clothes upon my back. I can do de country hoe down I can buck and wing to show down, And while I’m in the notion just step back and watch my motion. 
Chorus: Oh go ’way man I can hypnotize dis nation, I can shake de earth’s foundation wid de Maple Leaf Rag Oh go ’way man just hold you breath a minit, For there’s not a stunt thats in it with the Maple Leaf Rag. 
Verse 2: I dropp’d into de swellest ball, The great exclusive it, But my face was dead agin me and my trousers didn’t fit. But when Maple Leaf was started my timidity departed. I lost my trepidation you could taste de admiration. 
Chorus: Oh go ’way man I can hypnotize dis nation, I can shake de earth’s foundation wid de Maple Leaf Rag Oh go ’way man just hold you breath a minit, For there’s not a stunt thats in it with the Maple Leaf Rag. 
INTERLUDE WITH DANCE Verse 3: De men were struck wid jealousy, De razors ’gan to flash. But de ladies gathered ’round me for I’d sholy made a mash. De finest belle she sent a boy to call a coach and four. We rode around a season till we both were lost to reason 
Chorus: Oh go ’way man I can hypnotize dis nation, I can shake de earth’s foundation wid de Maple Leaf Rag Oh go ’way man just hold you breath a minit, For there’s not a stunt thats in it with the Maple Leaf Rag. 
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