Percy Grainger
THE RAG-TIME GIRL for piano solo
Bardic Edition BDE32
The Rag-time Girl (American Popular Song), words and music by Howard and Emerson. The chorus only, set for piano solo by Percy Grainger (July 1900)
"Hello! ma baby" is a song written in 1899 by the team of Joseph E. Howard and Ida Emerson. Its subject is a man who has a girlfriend he knows only through the telephone. The song was first recorded by Arthur Collins on Edison 5470 and the song is easily adaptable to any singer. It was originally published by T. B. Harms & Company, NY. The chorus is far better known than its verse, as the introductory song in the famous Warner Bros. cartoon One Froggy Evening (1955), sung by the character later dubbed Michigan J. Frog and high-stepping in the style of Bert Williams.
Grainger first heard this song sung by his American friend, Carlo Fischer (b. 1872) whom he had met in Frankfurt during his studies at Dr. Hoch’s Conservatorium. Grainger’s manuscript copy is of the chorus only and is dated July 2, 1900, London. The chorus with words is given on page 4. For those interested in performing the complete song, the verses of the original have been printed on pages 6 and 7.
"Hello! ma baby" is a song written in 1899 by the team of Joseph E. Howard and Ida Emerson. Its subject is a man who has a girlfriend he knows only through the telephone. The song was first recorded by Arthur Collins on Edison 5470 and the song is easily adaptable to any singer. It was originally published by T. B. Harms & Company, NY. The chorus is far better known than its verse, as the introductory song in the famous Warner Bros. cartoon One Froggy Evening (1955), sung by the character later dubbed Michigan J. Frog and high-stepping in the style of Bert Williams.
Grainger first heard this song sung by his American friend, Carlo Fischer (b. 1872) whom he had met in Frankfurt during his studies at Dr. Hoch’s Conservatorium. Grainger’s manuscript copy is of the chorus only and is dated July 2, 1900, London. The chorus with words is given on page 4. For those interested in performing the complete song, the verses of the original have been printed on pages 6 and 7.
