Ragtime piano solo - There Is A Tavern In The Town @RagtimeDorianHenry

Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

"There Is a Tavern in the Town" is a classic American traditional folk and drinking song famously credited to the composer and lyricist F.J. Adams, who published a popular sheet music version of it in 1891.

This ragtime version was arranged by Lou Busch in 1953.

This traditional song is the exact same tune used today for the ubiquitous children's nursery rhyme "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes".

Ragtime piano solo - There Is A Tavern In The Town

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