Muskrat Ramble

Album

Single

Label

Coral

Genre

-Pop

Duration

10:00

Composer(s)

Kid Ory;Ray Gilbert

Entered Chart

Oct 6, 1954

Peak Date

Nov 10, 1954

Released

Unknown

Recorded

Unknown

Catalog #

Coral 61278

B-Side

Lonesome Polecat

"Muskrat Ramble" is a jazz composition written by Kid Ory in 1926. It was first recorded on February 26, 1926, by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five, and became the group's most frequently recorded piece.[1] It was paired on the flip side with another one of Armstrong's hits, "Heebie Jeebies."[2] It was a prominent part of the Dixieland revival repertoire in the 1930s and 1940s, and was recorded by Bob Crosby, Roy Eldridge, Lionel Hampton, Woody Herman, Muggsy Spanier, Chet Atkins, Lu Watters, the Andrews Sisters, Harry James, and Al Hirt,[3] among others.[1] It is considered a part of the jazz standard repertoire.[4][5] Without Ory's consent, lyrics were written for the instrumental tune in 1950 by Ray Gilbert. After Gilbert protested that he was entitled to share credit with Ory, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers awarded him one-third credit on all performances of "Muskrat Ramble", vocal and instrumental.

Shufflin', shufflin', shufflin' down
Ramblin' scramblin' headin' for town
Hustlin', bustlin' buzzin' around
Happily awaitin' at the station
Look at that train number seven o nine
It's a fuffin' and a puffin and comin' on time
Who do you think is about to arrive
It's the band they call the Dixieland Five
Da da da da dumb
Da da da da dumb
Da da da da da da da da dumb
They're gonna play that muskrat ramble tune
You never heard it played, join in the big parade
Altogether now one and two join that happy throng
Feel the beat of that ramblin', scramblin' musdrat song
Come on and ramble along
Look at them a shufflin' shufflin' down
Ramblin' scramblin' headin' for town
Hustlin', bustlin' buzzin' around
Happily awaitin' at the station
See that seven o nine
Huffin' and puffin' on time
Who do you think's about to arrive
The band they call the Dixieland Five
Da da da da dumb
Da da da da dumb
Da da da da da da da da dumb
They're gonna play that muskrat ramble tune
You never heard it played, join in the big parade
Altogether now one and two join that happy throng
Feel the beat of that ramblin', scramblin' musdrat song
Come on and ramble along
Pa ra ra rap