Ragtime at the Zoo: Animal Rags

Featuring piano rags on the theme of animals

By Ted Tjaden

There are links in the table below to 150 classic piano rags or ragtime-era compositions that are named after animals or have animals on their sheet music covers. Beneath the table is a list of close to 100 additional "print only" classic piano rags on the theme of animals, many of which are widely available in various ragtime folios (as indicated). I of course realize that some of the rags below may only marginally be related to animals but I have decided to err on the side of inclusiveness. Almost all of the rags on this page are instrumentals; however, I made a few exceptions such as for Moving Day in Jungle Town  (see below) and Gila, Galah, Galoo! (see below) because the artwork on these covers was so fantastic.

 

Classic Piano Rags on the Theme of Animals

 

	Alaska Rag. Alec M. Malin. Seattle, WA: Erho Music Pub. Co., 1915. [view sheet music] Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection   [top]
	Anaconda: Two-Step. Sylvester B. Grant. New York, NY: Old Colony Piano Co., 1901. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections  [top]
	Arrival of the Mocking Bird: Characteristic Intermezzo. Alan Brown. New York, NY: McKinley Music, 1904. [view sheet music] Source: Maine Music Box  [top]
	At the Grasshopper's Hop. Allan J. Sanson. Philadelphia, PA: Alberts Publishing Co., 1906. [view sheet music] Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection   [top]
	At the Post: March and Two-Step. Walter Hawley. New York, NY: M. Witmarks & Sons, 1903. [view sheet music] Source: Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection Ragtime ()   [top]
	The Baboon Bounce: A Rag-Step Intermezzo. George L. Cobb. Boston, MA: Walter Jacobs, 1913. [view sheet music] Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection   [top]
	Bantam Step. Harry Jentes. New York, NY: Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., 1916. [view sheet music] Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection   [top]
	Bees-Wax Rag. Harry J. Lincoln. Williamsport, PA: Vandersloot Music Pub. Co., 1911. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections  [top]
	Black Cat Rag. Frank Wooster & Ethyl B. Smith. St. Louis, MO: Frank Wooster Company, 1905. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections  [top]
	Black Feather: Two Step. Irene M. Giblin-O'Brien. New York, NY: Vinton Music Co., 1908. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections  [top]
	Black Wasp Rag: A Stinger. H.A. Fischler. Williamsport, PA: Vandersloot Music Pub. Co., 1911. [view sheet music] Source: Photocopy obtained from the Howard B. Waltz Music Library (Universty of Colorado)  [top]
	Blue Goose Rag. Charles L. Johnson (using the pseudonym Raymond Birch). Chicago, IL: Forster Music, 1916. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections  [top]
	Boiled Owl Rag. Margaret Woodin. New York, NY: F.B. Havilland, 1911. [view sheet music] Source: Library of Congress, Music Division  [top]
	Bow-Wow: One Step (A Dog-Gone Good Dance). F. Henri Klickman. Chicago, IL: McKinley Music Co., 1916. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections  [top]
	Bow-Wow: One Step. Wheeler Wadsworth. San Francisco, CA: 1919. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections  [top]
	The Buffalo March : For the Piano. Thomas Preston Brooke. Cincinnati, OH: John Church Co., 1901. [view sheet music] Source: University at Buffalo Sheet Music of the Pan American Exposition  [top]
	The Buffalo Rag. Tom Turpin. Chicago, IL: Will Rossiter, 1904. [view sheet music] Source: Personal copy  [top]
	Bull Frog Blues. Guy Shrigley and Tom Brown. Chicago, IL: Will Rossiter, 1916 [view sheet music] Source: UCLA Archive of Popular Music  [top]
	Bulls and Bears: March and Two-Step. R.M. Stults. Philadelphia, PA: J.V. Stults, 1901. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections    [top]
	The Bumble Bee: Characteristic Rag. Harry Austin Tierney. New York, NY: Ted Snyder Company, 1909. [view sheet music] Source: Johns Hopkins University: The Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection    [top]
	The Bunny Hug Rag. Harry DeCosta. New York, NY: Waterson, Berlin & Synder, 1912. [view sheet music]
	Bunny Hug Rag. George L. Cobb. Battle Creek, MI: Chas. E. Roat Music Co., 1913. [view sheet music] Source: Copy provided by reader   [top]
	Butterflies: Caprice. Charles L. Johnson. Chicago, IL: Forster Music, 1908. [view sheet music] Source: Maine Music Box  [top]
	Buxton Slow Drag: A Snail Serenade. Leonard Lewis. New York: Leo Feist, 1907. [view sheet music] Source: Personal copy  [top]
	Call of the Wild: March and Two-Step. F.H. Losey. New York, NY: Carl Fischer, 1904. [view sheet music] Source: Historic American Sheet Music, 1850-1920 (from Duke University)  [top]
	The Canary Fox Trot. W.B. Kernell. New York, NY: Waterson, Berlin & Synder, 1919. [view sheet music] Source: Johns Hopkins University: The Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection    [top]
	The Cat's Pajamas. Harry Jentes. New York, NY: Jack Mills, 1922. [view sheet music] Source: Photocopy supplied by reader  [top]
	The Cat on the Keyboard. Harry Stafford. London: Francis, Day & Hunter, 1915. [view sheet music] Source: Personal copy [top]
	Celebrated Barn Dance. Henry S. Sawyer. Chicago, IL: McKinley Music, 1908. [view sheet music] Source: Historic American Sheet Music, 1850-1920 (from Duke University)  [top]
	Chantecler. Jeanne Delmar . Montreal, QC: Delmar Music Co., 1910. [view sheet music] Source: Library and Archives Canada   [top]
	Chanticleer (Cock a Doodle Doo) Rag: March Two-Step. Albert Gumble. New York, NY: Jerome H. Remick & Co., 1910. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections  [top]
	Chasing the Chickens. Abe Olman and Raymond Walker. Chicago, IL: Forster Music Publisher Inc., 1917. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections  [top]
	Chasing the Squirrels Schottische. H. Reed. New York, NY: Century Music Pub. Co., 1909. [view sheet music] Source: Maine Music Box  [top]
	The Chevy Chase: Fox Trot. Eubie Blake. New York, NY: Jos. W. Stern, 1914. [view sheet music] Source: Historic American Sheet Music, 1850-1920 (from Duke University)  [top]
	Chicken Pickin's: Dance Descriptive. Thos. S. Allen. Boston, MA: Walter Jacobs, 1910. [view sheet music] Source: Johns Hopkins University: The Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection    [top]
	Chilly-Billy-Bee Rag: Instrumental. Lewis F. Muir. New York, NY: J. Fred Helf Pub. Co., 1910. [view sheet music] Source: Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection Ragtime (MSU)  [top]
	Dance of the Hoo-Hoo. Emma Y. Suckert. Boston, MA: Oliver Ditson & Co., 1898. Recorded by Nora Hulse on 60 Years of Ragtime Piano. [view sheet music] Source: Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection  [top]
	Dance of the Moon Birds. A.J. Stasny. Cleveland, OH : A.J. Stasny Music Co., 1915. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections  [top]
	Dance of the Nightingales: Barn Dance. F.H. Losey. Williamsport, PA: Vandersloot Music Pub., 1908. [view sheet music] Source: Historic American Sheet Music, 1850-1920 (from Duke University)  [top]
	Dance of the Song Birds. Benjamin Richard. New York : Willis Woodward & Co., 1902. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections  [top]
	The Dance of the Sparrows: Characteristic. B. Richmond. New York, NY: Leo Feist, 1903. [view sheet music] Source: Maine Music Box  [top]
	Dance of the Taffy 'Possums. Harold Orlob. New York, NY: Jerome H. Remick, 1909. [view sheet music] Source: Johns Hopkins University: The Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection    [top]
	Dance of the Teddy Bears. J. S Fearis. Chicago, IL: McKinley Music Co., 1907. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections  [top]
	Dogzigity Rag. Billie Taylor. New York, NY: Ted Snyder Company, 1910. [view sheet music]
	Elephant Rag. Malvin M. Franklin. New York, NY: Jerome H. Remick, 1913. [view sheet music] Source: Personal collection  [top]
	The Elephant Trot: An Episode of the Jungle. Carl Kahn. Toronto, ON: H.H. Sparks, 1904. [view sheet music] Source: Library and Archives Canada  [top]
	Feeding the Kitty: A Ragtime One-Step. George L. Cobb. Boston, MA: Walter Jacobs, 1919. [view sheet music]
	Lee, A. Lorne. Fly Paper Rag. Toronto, ON: A.H. Goetting, 1909. [view sheet music] Source: Photocopy obtained from the Howard B. Waltz Music Library (Universty of Colorado)  [top]
	Four Little Butterflies. Lawrence B. O'Connor. Boston, MA: Colonial Music, 1910. [view sheet music] Source: Maine Music Box  [top]
	Fox Hunter's March and Two Step Gallop. William H. Penn. Chicago, IL: Sol Bloom, 1900. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections
	Fox Trail: March. J. S Zamecnik. Cleveland, OH: Sam Fox Pub. Co., 1917. [view sheet music] Source: Maine Music Box  [top]
	Frog Legs Rag. James Scott. New York, NY: John Stark & Son, 1906. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections    [top]
	Frog Puddles. Howard Whitney. Melbourne: Allan & Co., 1901. [view sheet music] Source: National Library of Australia Digital Collections   [top]
	The Frolic of the Elks: Characteristic Two Step. Edmund Braham. Chicago, IL: Windsor Music Co., 1900. [view sheet music] Source: Johns Hopkins University: The Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection    [top]
	Frolic of the Frogs Waltz. J.J. Watson. New York, NY: De Luxe Music Co., 190-. [view sheet music] Source: Historic American Sheet Music, 1850-1920 (from Duke University)  [top]
	Gathering of the Moose: March and Two Step. Harry Williams. Providence, RI. [view sheet music] Source: Maine Music Box  [top]
	Gila, Galah, Galoo!. Walter Donovan (lyrics by Arthur Fields). New York, NY: Leo Feist, 1916. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections  [top]
	Golden Spider Rag. Charles L. Johnson. Williamsport, PA: Vandersloot Music, 1910. [view sheet music] Source: Maine Music Box  [top]
	Goose Step: Novelty One Step. Eugene Platzmann. New York, NY: Church, Paxson, 1915. [view sheet music] Source: Personal copy  [top]
	Grizzly Bear Rag. George Botsford. New York, NY: Ted Snyder Co., 1910. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections  [top]
	Hen Cackle Rag: A Barnyard Disturbance. Charles L. Johnson. Kansas City, MO: J.W. Jenkins, 1912. [view sheet music] Source: Kansas City Sheet Music Collection  [top]
	Hog-Town Pig-Aninnies: Two-Step Cake-Walk: A Very Warm Number. Edmund Braham. New York, NY: Edmund Braham, 1899. [view sheet music] Source: Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection  [top]
	Hop Toad: March & Two Step. Bessie Cummins. Kansas City, MO: J.W. Jenkins Sons Music Co., 1906. [view sheet music] Source: Kansas City Sheet Music Collection  [top]
	The Horse Show Ragtime March. Gentry Shelton. St. Louis, MO: Val A. Reis Music Co., 1899. [view sheet music] Source: Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection Ragtime (MSU)   [top]
	Horseshoe Rag. Julia Niebergall. Indianapolis, IN: J.H. Aufderheide, 1911. [view sheet music] Source: Personal copy [top]
	Jack Rabbit Rag. Donald Garcia. Williamsport, PA: Vandersloot Music Pub. Co., 1910. [view sheet music] Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection   [top]
	Jim Crow Rag. Lizzie Mowen. Rochester, NY: C.C. Powell, 1910. [view sheet music] Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection   [top]
	The Kangaroo Hop. Melville Morris. New York, NY: Jerome H. Remick & Co., 1915. [view sheet music] Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection   [top]
	King-Bee: Waltzes. Billy West. New York, NY: Ed. Rosenbaum, Jr., 1918. [view sheet music] Source: Maine Music Box  [top]
	King of the Forest: March and Two Step. Abe Losch (pseudonym for Harry J. Lincoln). Williamsport, PA: Vandersloot Music Pub. Co., 1909. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections    [top]
	King of them All Rag. Wm. Murray Simpson. Chicago, IL: Frank Root & Co., 1909. [view sheet music] Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection   [top]
	Kissing Bug Rag. Charles L. Johnson. Louisville, KY: Keith Music Co., 1909. [view sheet music] Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection  [top]
	Kitten on the Keys. Zez Confrey. New York, NY: Jack Mills, 1921. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections    [top]
	Klondike Rag. George Botsford. New York, NY: William R. Haskins Co., 1908. [view sheet music] Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection  [top]
	Kookooburra Schottische. Arthur W. Rooney. Sydney: Anglo American Music Pub., 1919. [view sheet music] Source: National Library of Australia Digital Collections   [top]
	Leap Frog Rag. Edwin F. Kendall. New York, NY: Jerome H. Remick, 1908. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections  [top]
	The Lion Tamer Rag. Al Marzian (as "Mark Janza"). Louisville, KY: A.F. Marzian, 1913. [view sheet music] Source: Personal copy  [top]
	The Lion Tamer: Galop. George L. Cobb. Boston, MA: Walter Jacobs, 1926. [view sheet music] Source: University of South Carolina Sheet Music Collection  [top]
	Livery Stable Blues. Alcide Nuanez and Grim Natwick. Chicago, IL: Roger Graham Music, 1917. [view sheet music] Source: The E. Azalia Hackley Collecttion, Detroit Public Library
	The Lizard and the Frog: Characteristic. Theodore F. Morse. New York, NY: Carl Fischer, 1901. [view sheet music] Source: University of South Carolina Sheet Music Collection  [top]
	The Lobster Glide. Malvin M. Franklin. New York, NY: The Great Eastern Music Publisher, 1909. [view sheet music] Source: Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection Ragtime (MSU)  [top]
	March of the Buffaloes. Fred L. Ryder. Chicago, IL: McKinley Music Co., 1901. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections    [top]
	Me-ow: One-Step. Mel Kaufman. Cleveland, OH : Sam Fox Publishing Co., 1918. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections
	The Microbe: A Contagious Rag. Webb Long. Wichita, KS: Marsh & Needles, 1909. [view sheet music] Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection  [top]
	The Missouri Mule March. Charlotte Blake. Detroit, MI: Whitney-Warner Publishing Co., 1904. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections  [top]
	Mocking Bird Rag: Two-Step. Chas. T. Straight. New York, NY: M. Witmark & Sons, 1912. [view sheet music] Source: Maine Music Box  [top]
	The Monarch March and Two-Step. Harry P. Parker. Erie, PA: Frank Brehm, Jr., 1897. [view sheet music] Source: University of South Carolina Sheet Music Collection  [top]
	Monarch of the Glen: March and Two-Step. J.H. Miller. South Whitley, IN: Norris & Sterling, 1903. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections    [top]
	Monkey Blues. Max Darewski. London: Francis, Day & Hunter, 1918. [view sheet music] Source: Personal copy [top]
	Monkey Doodle: Two Step. G. Selig. Brooklyn, NY: Hirsekorn & Selig, 1915. [view sheet music] Source: Digital scan provided by reader  [top]
	Moose March. P. Hans Flath. Boston, MA: Walter Jacobs, 1910. [view sheet music] Source: University of South Carolina Sheet Music Collection  [top]
	Moose Rag. Ted Johnson. Erie, PA: Brehm Bros., 1910. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections
	Mosquito Bites. Edwin F. Kendall. New York, NY: Seminary Music, 1907. [view sheet music] Source: IN Harmony: Sheet Music from Indiana   [top]
	The Mosquitoes' Parade: A Jersey Review. Howard Whitney. New York, NY: M. Witmark, 1900. [view sheet music] Source: Historic American Sheet Music, 1850-1920 (from Duke University)  [top]
	The Mouse and the Clock: Novelty for Piano. Howard Whitney. M. Witmark & Sons, 1905. [view sheet music] Source: University of South Carolina Sheet Music Collection  [top]
	Moving Day in Jungle Town. Nat D. Ayer (lyrics by A. Seymour Brown). New York, NY: Jerome H. Remick & Co., 1909. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections
	Old Crow Rag. George Botsford. New York, NY: Jerome H. Remick & Co., 1909. [view sheet music] Source: Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection Ragtime (MSU)   [top]
	Old Faithful: March and Two Step. Abe Holzmann. New York, NY: Leo Feist, 1907. [view sheet music] Source: Johns Hopkins University: The Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection    [top]
	The Old Grey Mare (The Whiffle-Tree): One-Step, Two-Step & March. Frank Panella. Pittsburgh, PA: Panella Music, 1915. [view sheet music] Source: University of South Carolina Sheet Music Collection  [top]
	Oriole: Characteristique Two-Step. New York, NY: Seminary Music, 1908. [view sheet music] Source: Historic American Sheet Music, 1850-1920 (from Duke University)  [top]
	The Oyster Rag. Tom Lyle. Detroit, MI: Jerome H. Remick & Co., 1910. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections
	Parade of the Hummingbirds. F.H. Losey. Williamsport, PA: Vandersloot Music Pub., 1906. [view sheet music] Source: Historic American Sheet Music, 1850-1920 (from Duke University)  [top]
	Parson Johnson's Rag-Time Mule: A Characteristic Two Step and Cakewalk. E.E. Huston. Denver, CO: Tolbert R. Ingram Music Co., 1900. [view sheet music] Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection   [top]
	Pegasus . James Scott. St. Louis, MO: Stark Music Company, 1920. [view sheet music]
	Persian Lamb Rag: A Pepperette. Percy Wenrich. Boston, MA: Walter Jacobs, 1908. [view sheet music] Source: Personal copy  [top]
	Pig Ankles: A Grotesque Intermezzo. Mamie E. Williams. Kansas City, MO: J.W. Jenkins Kansas City, 1905. [view sheet music] Source: Kansas City Sheet Music Collection  [top]
	Pigeon Walk. James V. Monaco. New York: Broadway Music, 1914. [view sheet music] Source: IN Harmony: Sheet Music from Indiana   [top]
	Pigeon Wing Rag. Charles L. Johnson. Chicago, IL: Will Rossiter, 1909. [view sheet music] Source: Personal copy  [top]
	Porcupine Rag. Charles L. Johnson. New York, NY: M. Witmark & Sons, 1909. [view sheet music] Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection  [top]
	Possum and Taters: A Ragtime Feast. Charles Hunter. Nashville, TN: H. A. French, 1900. [view sheet music] Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection    [top]
	The 'Possum Barbecue. John Martin. New York, NY: S. Brainard's Sons, 1899. [view sheet music] Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection    [top]
	Possum Hall Rag: Cake Walk and Two-Step. Bennett F. Fritch. Copyright: Bennett F. Fritch, 1899. [view sheet music] Source: Personal copy [top]
	Possum Rag. Geraldine Dobyns. Memphis, TN: O. K. Houck Piano Co., 1907. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections  [top]
	Potato-bug Parade: An Aroostook Episode. George L Cobb. Boston, MA: Walter Jacobs, Inc., 1922. [view sheet music] Source: Maine Music Box  [top]
	That Potatoe Bug Rag. Axel Christensen. Chicago, IL: Christensen School, 1916. [view sheet music] Source: Ragtime Review (Vol. 2, no. 11, pages 16-17: May 1916)  [top]
	Pretty Polly Fox Trot. Dan Caslar. New York, NY: Jerome H. Remick & Co., 1918. [view sheet music] Source: Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection Ragtime (MSU)   [top]
	The Race Course: March and Two-Step. Jack Glogau (arranged by E.T. Paull). New York, NY: E.T. Paull, 1905. [view sheet music] Source: Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection Ragtime (MSU)   [top]
	The Race Horse Rag: Two Step. Philadelphia, PA: Jos. Morris, 1911. [view sheet music] Source: IN Harmony: Sheet Music from Indiana   [top]
	The Ragtime Nightingale. Joseph Lamb. St. Louis, MO: Stark Music Company, 1915. [view sheet music]
	Ragtime Oriole. James Scott. St. Louis, MO: Stark Music Company, 1911. [view sheet music]
	Red Raven Rag. Charley Straight. New York, NY: Jerome H. Remick, 1915. [view sheet music] Source: Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection Ragtime (MSU)   [top]
	Reindeer: Ragtime Two Step. Joseph Lamb. St. Louis, MO: Stark Music Company, 1915. [view sheet music]
	Rooster Rag. Muriel Pollock. New York, NY: Jos. W. Stern & Co., 1907. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections  [top]
	Russian Pony Rag: A Syncopated Prance. Boston, MA: Walter Jacobs 1910. [view sheet music] Source: Historic American Sheet Music, 1850-1920 (from Duke University)  [top]
	Shovel Fish Rag. Harry Cook. Louisville, KY: Herman Straus & Sons, 1907. [view sheet music] Source: Personal copy  [top]
	Silver Fox: A Raggy Fox Trot. Henry Lodge. New York, NY: Jerome H. Remick & Co., 1915. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections  [top]
	Silver Spur: March and Two-Step. Budd L. Cross. Cleveland, OH: Sam Fox Publishing, 1912. [view sheet music] Source: University of South Carolina Sheet Music Collection  [top]
	Snappin' Turtle. Charles L. Cooke. New York, NY: Jerome H. Remick, 1913. [view sheet music] Source: Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection Ragtime (MSU)   [top]
	Speckled Spider Rag. Harry French. Chicago, IL: Victor Kremer, 1910. [view sheet music] Source: Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection Ragtime (MSU)   [top]
	Squirrel Rag. F.H. Klickmann and Paul. Chicago, IL: Will Rossiter, 1913. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections  [top]
	Stewed Chicken Rag. Glenn C. Leap. New York: Glenn C. Leap, 1912. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana Historical Society - Digital Images Collection  [top]
	The Stinging Bee Characteristic. Mike Bernard. Chicago, IL: Will Rossiter, 1908. [view sheet music] Source: Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection Ragtime (MSU)   [top]
	The Tale of a Kangaroo. Gustav Luders. New York, NY: M. Witmark & Sons, 1900. [view sheet music] Source: Johns Hopkins University: The Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection    [top]
	Tangle-Foot Rag. F.H. Losey. Williamsport, PA: Vandersloot Music, 1910. [view sheet music] Source: Historic American Sheet Music, 1850-1920 (from Duke University)  [top]
	Tango Toreador. Lew Pollack. New York, NY: Joe Morris, 1914. [view sheet music] Source: Historic American Sheet Music, 1850-1920 (from Duke University)  [top]
	Teasing the Cat. Charles L. Johnson. Chicago, IL: F.J.A. Forster Music Publisher, 1916. [view sheet music] Source: Personal copy [top]
	Teddy Bear March and Two Step. Albert A. Williams. New Haven, CT: Albert A. Williams, 1907. [view sheet music] Source: Historic American Sheet Music, 1850-1920 (from Duke University)  [top]
	Texas Steer Rag. George Botsford. New York, NY: Jerome H. Remick & Co., 1909. [view sheet music] Source: Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection Ragtime (MSU)   [top]
	Thanks for the Lobster (Merci du Homard). Clarence M. Jones. Chicago, IL: Frank K. Root & Co., 1914. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections    [top]
	That Dawggone Rag. Maurice K. Smith. Los Angeles, CA: W.A. Quincke, 1014. [view sheet music] Source: Personal copy  [top]
	They Gotta Quit Kickin' My Dawg Aroun'. Carrie Bruggeman (as "Cy Perkins" as composer and "Webb M. Oungst" as lyricist). New York, NY: M. Witmark & Sons, 1912. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections  [top]
	Thoroughbreds: March and Two Step. Emil Seidel. Indianapolis, IN: Seidel Music Co., 1912. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana Historical Society - Digital Images Collection  [top]
	Tiger Rag. Nick LaRocca. New York, NY: Leo Feist, 1917. [view sheet music] Source: New York Public Library Digital Collections  [top]
	A Tip on the Derby: March and Two-Step. Charles J. Gebest. New York: Harry von Tilzer Music Pub. Co., 1902. [view sheet music] Source: Indiana Historical Society - Digital Images Collection  [top]
	The Top Notch: March and Two-Step. Charles Arthur. New York, NY: Carl Fischer, 1908. [view sheet music] Source: University of South Carolina Sheet Music Collection  [top]
	Turkey in the Straw. A Rag-Time Fantasie. Otto Bonnell. New York, NY: Leo Feist, Inc., 1899. [view sheet music] Source: Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection  [top]
	Turkey Trot. Joseph M. Daly. Boston, MA: Jos. M. Daly, 1912. [view sheet music] Source: Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection Ragtime (MSU)   [top]
	The Turkey Trot. Ribé Danmark. London: Francis, Day & Hunter, 1912. [view sheet music] Source: Personal copy [top]
	The Whistler and His Dog. Arthur Pryor. New York, NY: Carl Fischer, 1905. [view sheet music] Source: Historic American Sheet Music, 1850-1920 (from Duke University)  [top]
	Wildfire March and Two-Step. Walter Rolfe. Rumford, ME: Walter Rolfe Music Co., 1919. [view sheet music] Source: Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection Ragtime (MSU)   [top]

Additional "print only" piano rags on the theme of animals

Set out below is a list of additional piano rags that are "print only" on the theme of animals.

• Alligator Bait. Hal G. Nichols. New York, NY: F.A. Mills, 1912.

• Alligator Crawl. Thomas "Fats" Waller. Sheet music available in Fats Waller: The Great Piano Solos 1929-1941.

• Armadillo Rag. Clarence F. Brown. Galveston, TX: Thomas Goggan & Bros., 1911. Sheet music available in Gems of Texas Ragtime (Zimmerman).

• Billy Goat Stomp. Jelly Roll Morton. Sheet music available in Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton: Collected Piano Works (Dapogny).

• Bird-Brain Rag. Joseph F. Lamb. New York, NY: Mills Music, 1964. Sheet music available in Joseph F. Lamb, Ragtime Treasures Piano Solos. New York, NY: Mills Music, 1964.

• The Birds' Carnival. Zez Confrey. New York, NY: Robbins Music, 1935. Sheet music available in Ragtime: 100 Authentic Rags (Jasen).

• Black Canary. Harry Austin Tierney. New York, NY: Ted Snyder Company, 1911.

• Black Cat Rag. Lina Mumford. Grand Rapids, MI: Mumford & Co., 1901.

• Black Crow. Max Schuldt, Jr. Chippewa Falls, WI: Max Schuldt, Jr., 1912.

• Black Crow Rag. Tommy Moreland. Idaho Falls, ID: Tommy Moreland, 1914.

• The Blue Jay and the Squirrel: Woodland Chatter. Charles L. Johnson. Kansas City, MO: Carl Hoffman Music Co., 1902. Sheet music available in Philip A. Stewart, ed. Rags and Other Riches From Charles L. Johnson. Paola, KS: Philip A. Stewart, 1995.

• Blue Jay Rag. Frank Wooster. St. Louis. MO: Frank Wooster, 1907.

• Buffalo Dish Rag. Bernisne G. Clements. New York, NY: F.B. Haviland, 1910.

• Bug-House Rag. Randolph C. Newton & Will E. Skidmore. Kansas City, MO: Skidmore Music Company, 1916.

• Bugs Rag. Nina B. Kohler. Sherman, TX: Nina B. Kohler, 1913. Sheet music available in Gems of Texas Ragtime (Zimmerman).

• Bull Dog Rag. Geraldine Dobyns. Memphis, TN: Anderson-Rienhardt Company, 1908.

• Bull Moose Rag. K.M. Gilham. Alameda, CA: K.M. Gilham, 1912.

• Bumble: A Characteristic Buzz: Two-Step Unique. Will Livernash. 1907 (advertised on eBay)

• The Bumble Bee Rag. E. Clinton Keithly. Louisville, KY: Keith Music, 1909.

• Cat Grin Rag. Flora Bergman. New York, NY: Ted Snyder Company, 1910.

• Chasing the Fox. J. Louis Merkur. New York, NY: Jack Mills, 1928.

• Chasing the Fox. Percy Wenrich. Chicago, IL: Forster Music, 1922.

• Chicken Charlie. Ashley Ballou. Chicago, IL: W.C. Polla, 1905.

• Chicken Dance. Herbert Cortess. Kyserike, NY: Chauncey Van Denmark, 1913.

• Chicken on the Fence (1905) (Jacob Henry Ellis) (Available in print at University of Colorado)

• Chicken Pranks. Max Kortlander & Lee S. Roberts. Chicago, IL: Max Kortlander & Lee S. Roberts, 1917.

• Chicken's Rag. Rafael Balseiro. New York, NY: J. Fischer & Bro., 1915.

• Cottontail Rag. Joseph F. Lamb. New York, NY: Mills Music, 1964. Sheet music available in Joseph F. Lamb, Ragtime Treasures Piano Solos. New York, NY: Mills Music, 1964.

• Crazy Horse Rag. Roscoe Carter. Chicago, IL: Victor Kremer, 1909.

• Dance of the Crocodiles Rag. H.H. Whiting. Sanford, ME: H.H. Whiting, 1912.

• Dancing Animal Crackers. Harry DeCosta & Herbert Steiner. New York, NY: Mills Music, 1929.

• Dog on the Piano. Ted Shapiro. New York, NY: Jack Mills, 1924.

• Fire Fly: Intermezzo. Anita Owen. 1909. Sheet music available in Hulse, Ragtime Refreshments.

• Firefly Rag. Joseph F. Lamb. New York, NY: Mills Music, 1964. Sheet music available in Joseph F. Lamb, Ragtime Treasures Piano Solos. New York, NY: Mills Music, 1964.

• Fly Paper Rag. A. Lorne Lee. Toronto, ON: A.H. Goetting, 1909.

• Fox-Terrier Rag. John N. Lang. Indianapolis, IN: John N. Lang, 1915.

• Frog-I-More Rag. Jelly Roll Morton. Washington, DC: R.J. Carew, 1946. Sheet music available in Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton: Collected Piano Works (Dapogny).

• Glad Cat Rag. Will Nash. Chicago, IL: Pioneer Music, 1905. Sheet music available in Ragtime Rarities (Dover).

• Gobbler’s Gambol: The New Turkey-Trot (1913) (Calvin Grooms) (Available in print at University of Colorado)

• Grasshopper Rag. Leon Eleizer. Chicago, IL: Victor Kremer, 1909.

• The Honey Bee. Mamie E. Williams. Kansas City, MO: Williams Publishing Co., 1902. Sheet music available in Hulse, Cake Walks.

• Horse Laugh. Sam H. Ewing. Cleveland, OH: Sam H. Ewing, 1909.

• Hyena Stomp. Jelly Roll Morton. Sheet music available in Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton: Collected Piano Works (Dapogny).

• It's a Bird! Cliff Hess. Cincinnati, OH: Groene Music, 1905.

• Jack Rabbit Rag. H.J. Beckerman. Chicago, IL: American Music, 1914.

• Kautious Kitties. Silvio DeRienzo. New York, NY: Alfred & Company, 1930.

• Kitty Wobble. Waylande Gregory. Pittsburg, KS: Waylande Gregory, 1920.

• Krazy Cat. Ben Ritchie. New York, NY: Ben Ritchie, 1911.

• Magpie Rag. Malvin M. Franklin. New York, NY: Joseph W. Stern, 1908.

• Monkey-Bizniz: Novelty for Piano. Charles L. Johnson. Chicago, IL: Forster Music Publisher, 1928. Sheet music available in Philip A. Stewart, ed. Rags and Other Riches From Charles L. Johnson. Paola, KS: Philip A. Stewart, 1995.

• Mouse's Hoofs. Zez Confrey. New York, NY: Exclusive Publications, 1935.

• The Mule Walk. James P. Johnson.

• My Pet. Zez Confrey. New York, NY: Jack Mills, 1921. Sheet music available in Ragtime Jubilee: 42 Piano Gems (Dover).

• Octopus Rag. John Oliver Erlan. Chicago, IL: Darrow & Quadland, 1907.

• Oh, You Bear Cat Rag (1910) (Watson) (Available in print at University of Colorado)

• Oh You Tigers: Rag Two Step. Anna M. DeVarennes. Bay City, MI: Anna M. DeVarennes, 1909, recorded by Nora Hulse on 60 Years of Ragtime Piano.

• Oh You Turkey. Henry Lodge. New York, NY: Waterson, Berlin & Synder, 1914.

• Old Tom-Cat on the Keys. Bob Zurke. New York, NY: Leo Feist, 1940. Sheet music available in Ragtime: 100 Authentic Rags (Jasen).

• Pink Poodle One Step. Charles L. Johnson. Chicago, IL: F.J.A. Forster Music Publisher, 1914. Sheet music available in Philip A. Stewart, ed. Rags and Other Riches From Charles L. Johnson. Paola, KS: Philip A. Stewart, 1995.

• Poodle Rag. Bill Krenz. New York, NY: Mills Music, 1954.

• Pussy Cat Rag. David R. Lee. Dundas, ON: Dun-Val Music Publishers, 1975.

• Rabbit Foot Rag. Al Harriman. Boston, MA: Al Harriman, 1910.

• Rabbit's Foot. George L. Cobb. Boston, MA: Walter Jacobs, 1915. Sheet music available in Cakewalks, Two-Steps and Trots (Jasen).

• Ragtime Bobolink. Joseph F. Lamb. New York, NY: Mills Music, 1964. Sheet music available in Joseph F. Lamb, Ragtime Treasures Piano Solos. New York, NY: Mills Music, 1964.

• Ragtime Hermit Thrush. Glenn Jenks. Jackson, NJ: Squanlake Music, 1991. Sheet music available in A Garden of Ragtime (Jenks).

• Rats!!! M. Kendree Miller. Dallas, TX: Bush & Gerts, 1914. Sheet music available in Gems of Texas Ragtime (Zimmerman).

• Rattle Snake Rag. Washington, DC: H. Kirkus Dugdale, 1910.

• The Rattler Rag. Susie Wells. Henrietta, TX: Susie Wells, 1912. Sheet music available in Gems of Texas Ragtime (Zimmerman).   

• Rattlesnake Rag. Ethwell Hanson, arranged by Lou Busch. New York, NY: Chatsworth Music, 1952 [based on information provided by Perfessor Bill Edwards].

• Rattlesnake Rag. Ethwell Hanson. Neenah, WI: Ethwell Hanson, 1917.

• Red Mouse Rag. Wilbur Piper. Sidney, OH: H.R. McClure Company, 1910.

• Rooster Reel: Two-Step and Buck Dance. Dan Goldsmith. Winnipeg, MB? (November 23, 1912).

• Silver Swan Rag. Scott Joplin. Los Angeles, CA: Maple Leaf Club, 1971.

• Snuggle Pup. George L. Cobb. Boston, MA: Walter Jacobs, 1929. Sheet music available in Ragtime: 100 Authentic Rags (Jasen).

• Squirrel Food Rag. R.G. Grady. Cincinnati, OH: Olympic Music, 1916.

• Tabby Cat Walk. William Bolcom, 1971. Sheet music available in William Bolcom: Complete Rags for Piano (Cherry Lane).

• That Bull Frog Rag. George W. Thomas. New Orleans, LA: Williams & Piron, 1917.

• That Tiger Rag. W.J. Rawson, Jr. Aberdeen, SD: W.J. Rawson, 1911.

• Thoroughbred Rag. Joseph F. Lamb. New York, NY: Mills Music, 1964. Sheet music available in Joseph F. Lamb, Ragtime Treasures Piano Solos. New York, NY: Mills Music, 1964.

• Tiger Rag. D.J. La Rocca. New York, NY: Leo Feist, Inc., 1917.

• Toad Stool Rag. Joseph F. Lamb. New York, NY: Mills Music, 1964. Sheet music available in Joseph F. Lamb, Ragtime Treasures Piano Solos. New York, NY: Mills Music, 1964.

• Tom Cat Rag. Harry Weston. New Orleans, LA: Music Shop, 1912.

• The Turkey Walk. G.L. Lowell.

• Tuxedo Cat Rag. Bill Edwards.

• Who Let the Cows Out? Charles Humfeld. St. Louis, MO: Howard & Browne, 1910. Sheet music available in Ragtime Rediscoveries (Dover).

• Whoa! Nellie! George Gould. San Francisco, CA: Sherman, Clay & Co., 1925. Sheet music available in Ragtime Rarities (Dover).

• Whoa! You Heiffer. Al Verges. New Orleans, LA: Hakenjos, 1904. Sheet music available in Ragtime Gems (Dover).

• Wild Cat Blues. Thomas "Fats" Waller and Clarence Williams. New York, NY: Clarence Williams Music, 1923.

• Wolverine Blues. Jelly Roll Morton. Sheet music available in Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton: Collected Piano Works (Dapogny).

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