Verse 1: Coons were gathered in their meetin' house one night,
Parson Jones about to preach with all his might;
Minstrel band that came to town, on that very day,
Just o'er the way, started to play,
Music they were playin' was a ragtime tune,
Got that congregation goin' mighty soon;
Someone shouted "Parson, I done move we adjo'n,
Until dat band gets thro;"

Interlude 1: Parson yells back, "You coons is in a trance,
Dis is no place to dance;" Then he began to prance,
"But I am willin', Chilun' to take a chance,
On dat entrancin' melody:" Oh!

Chorus: Love up you' honey, she's a prize,
Look up into yo' baby's eyes,
Keep on a prancin' to that Ragged refrain,
Go on an' squeeze yo' honey, do it again; (I tell yo')
That tune was made to tantalize,
I know, it took yo' by surprize;
Don't try to stop yo' twitchin', keep on, dat tune's bewitchin',
That teasin' Chili-Sauce Rag.

Verse 2: When that band stopp'd playin' you could hear them coons,
Screamin' and a-yellin' like a lot of loons;
Never heard no music like that Ragtime before,
They cried for more, crazy for sure;
Miss Lucinda Johnson had a fit, they say
When the parson done his ragtime bomba shay;
Deacon Brown went in a trance, then fainted, away,
When parson Jones cried out.

Interlude 2: "Get you' partners, dare is dat tune again,
Hark to dat Rag refrain, I sure will go insane,
But yo' know, I know, Niggahs I ain't to blame,
Jus' lis'en to dat melody:" Oh!

Chorus: Love up you' honey, she's a prize,
Look up into yo' baby's eyes,
Keep on a prancin' to that Ragged refrain,
Go on an' squeeze yo' honey, do it again; (I tell yo')
That tune was made to tantalize,
I know, it took yo' by surprize;
Don't try to stop yo' twitchin', keep on, dat tune's bewitchin',
That teasin' Chili-Sauce Rag.