My B-A-N-J-O

My B-A-N-J-O
by Tom Chapin
© 2003 The Last Music Co. (ASCAP)
Instrumental Medley: Buffalo Gals / Cripple Creek / Darling Corey / Pretty Polly. Traditional.
Arranged by Tom Chapin

My banjo is a drum I strum,
Drum I strum, drum I strum.
My banjo is a drum I strum, my b-a-n-j-o.

I use two fingers and a thumb,
And a thumb, and a thumb;
Two fingers and a thumb to strum, my b-a-n-j-o.

Oh Africa’s where it comes from,
It comes from, it comes from.
Africa’s where it comes from, my b-a-n-j-o.

European harmonies
And songs of many lands,
The rhythms of West Africa
Are right here in my hands.
Workgang and riverboat,
Bluegrass and Minstrel show,
Their melodies are living in this banjo.

My banjo is a drum I strum,
Drum I strum, drum I strum
Africa’s where it comes from.
I use two fingers and a thumb,
Two fingers and a thumb to strum, my b-a-n-j-o.

This song appears on Tom Chapin's Making Good Noise CD.

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