Too many riffs!

"The Riff Song" I referred to is not a jazz or ragtime piece; it's
a rather stirring piece of musical comedy hokum: the lyrics are
found at  http://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107859385919/ 
"The Desert Song" by Romberg is a classic musical show.

Best from Down Under where it's starting to warm up at last!

Michael Woolf
Wellington, New Zealand

 [ John Boles, tenor, sings "The Riff Song" from the 1929 film version
 [ of "The Desert Song" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i8XFwIudGQ 
 [ -- Robbie