Let me see you do the rag time dance
Turn left and do the Cake walk prance
Turn the other way and do the Slow drag
Now take your lady to the world's fair . . .
And do the rag time dance.
Source: The Ragtime Dance, 1902.
-- Scott Joplin, (Nov 24 1868-1971), US pianist, composer; His Maple Leaf Rag, 1894, ushered in the era of ragtime; was awarded a special Bi-centennial Pulitzer Prize for his contribution to American music.