Verse 1 (A Section): Have you heard of Peter Jones, the man who sells old rags and bones?
When he'd holler "rags" out loud, he used to draw an awful crowd.
Ev'rybody knew when Pete was coming 'long,
Cause they all knew this song:

Chorus (B Section): The Junk Man Rag, old Peter called it the Junk Man Rag
'Cause it's a honky a tonky drag, Now honest truly,
The dance is bound to win you puts a lot of gin-ger in you;
Junk Man Rag will make a preacher a-sway and swag,
The tune's a dandy and ev'ry ragtime tango couple hug like a bear and won't uncouple.
When old Pete starts a-playing that rag so sweet,
Ev'rybody is on their feet, The turkey trotters
Glide, slide, up to their part-ner's side;
To that melody that's load-ed down with harmony
Believe me I'm wild about that Junk Man Rag

Verse 2 (A Section): Pe-ter played a fiddle grand, in fact, he was the one man band;
Peter he was mighty wise, a junk-man's trust he organized.
At each meeting Pete would make them jump and sway,
When he com-menced to play:

Chorus (B Section): The Junk Man Rag, old Peter called it the Junk Man Rag
'Cause it's a honky a tonky drag, Now honest truly,
The dance is bound to win you puts a lot of gin-ger in you;
Junk Man Rag will make a preacher a-sway and swag,
The tune's a dandy and ev'ry ragtime tango couple hug like a bear and won't uncouple.
When old Pete starts a-playing that rag so sweet,
Ev'rybody is on their feet, The turkey trotters
Glide, slide, up to their part-ner's side;
To that melody that's load-ed down with harmony
Believe me I'm wild about that Junk Man Rag