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Hello Banjo

(Melanie Thompson)

We country folk love us some bluegrass music. And the major player in bluegrass music is the banjo. My grandfather played the banjo. And my mama told me that she loved to listen to him play. She said he was very good. Unfortunately, my grandfather died before I was born. So, I never had the honor of meeting him or of listening to him play his banjo. I wrote this song with three things in mind: the banjo, the south (where I grew up), and my grandfather. This song is dedicated to him and to all admirers of country music and lovers of bluegrass. To Grandpa Allen. Hope to see you in heaven.

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Verse 1. Hello bright sun. 
 Hello Banjo!
 Hello dandelions. 
 Hello Banjo!
 Hello tall pines. 
 Hello Banjo!
 Hello Tennessee!
 Hello Banjo!

Chorus 1. I'm sitting on a stump 
 wondering if I should jump. 
 Fly through the air 
 like a bird. 

 Oh mercy, mercy me! 
 What a sight that'd be. 
 A banjo flying 
 all around the world.

Verse 2. Hello night stars. 
 Hello Banjo! 
 Hello easy breeze. 
 Hello Banjo! 
 Hello mountain tops.
 Hello Banjo! 
 Hello Tennessee!
 Hello Banjo!

Chorus 2. Still sitting on this stump 
 wondering if I should jump. 
 Fly through the air 
 like a bird. 

 Oh mercy, mercy me! 
 What a sight that'd be. 
 A banjo flying 
 all around the world.

Bridge. *Banjo plays intense solo*
 Go Banjo, go!

Verse 3. Hello happiness.
 Hello Banjo! 
 Hello peace of mind. 
 Hello Banjo! 
 Hello fellowship. 
 Hello Banjo! 
 Hello Tennessee!
 Hello Banjo!

Chorus 3. I'm not sitting on no stump 
 wondering if I should jump. 
 Fly through the air 
 like a bird. 

 'Cause Tennessee's my home. 
 I'll live here and grow old. 
 My little piece of heaven 
 on this Earth.

End. *Banjo plays short, joyful outro*

© Melanie Thompson 2023

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