Quote#Remembrance
Listening to the strains of genuine negro ragtime, brokers forget…
Quote byScott Joplin · 1867–1917
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "Wall Street Rag" (1909).
English (original)
Listening to the strains of genuine negro ragtime, brokers forget their cares.
— Scott Joplin
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