Oh banjo fair and oh so sweet
A victim of two careless feet
I sent you o’er to Sandy’s house
Now your strings of five are doused
O banjo please forgive me so
I am alas so full of woe
If Sandy brings you back I swear
You’ll ne’r again go over there.
Sob Sob
I am paying a ransome of turkey and brussel sprouts so it should be home soon.
Banjo, turkey, banjo, turkey,
tough call…
On 2002-10-14 15:03, Hils wrote:
Oh banjo fair and oh so sweet
A victim of two careless feet
I sent you o’er to Sandy’s house
Now your strings of five are doused
O banjo please forgive me so
I am alas so full of woe
If Sandy brings you back I swear
You’ll ne’r again go over there.
O may thy banjo sing once more,
And from its slumber wake,
That broken banjo on the floor
Sweet music ought to make.
Alas my banjo too once broke,
When I was but a lad,
For careless airline baggage folk,
Had treated it so bad.
There was a big split in the wood,
But I filed no complaint,
For me and Grandpa fixed it good,
With putty, screws, and paint.
Turkey wins. Decided to return the banjo and when my turn comes along tonight, I’ll express thanks that it is still broken!
Happy Thanks giving all!
Sandy
My Banjos back and you’re gonna be in trouble
(Hey la, hey la, my banjos back) If you see it comin’ better cut out on the double
(Hey la, hey la, my banjos back) You’ve been spreadin’ lies that It was untrue
(Hey la, hey la, my banjos back) So look out now ‘cause it’s comin’ after you
(Hey la, hey la, banjos back) Hey, it knows that you’ve been tryin’ And he knows that you’ve been lyin’ etc. etc.
It’s back allbeit still with 4 strings instead of 5 but IT’S BACK!
Mine’s down to 3-strings I think.
One good thing came out of all this–we got a song parody.
On 2002-10-14 15:03, Hils wrote:
Oh banjo fair and oh so sweet
A victim of two careless feet
I sent you o’er to Sandy’s house
Now your strings of five are doused
O banjo please forgive me so
I am alas so full of woe
If Sandy brings you back I swear
You’ll ne’r again go over there.Sob Sob
I am paying a ransome of turkey and brussel sprouts so it should be home soon.
Whose feet were careless here? Sandy’s or the banjo’s? It does make a difference.
A broken banjo’s very dire
If banjo tunes you sorely desire
Or songs of unrequieted love
Or gospel themes of Things Above
Of Old Joe Clark and his chicken pie
And good ol likker, Rock and Rye
Of Darlin Corey and her stillhouse habit
Or how Ol’ Blue can catch a rabbit
Of Shady Grove my little darlin’
Or how I’m goin back to Harlan
For frailing and for bluegrass too
Four strings will surely never do
Yes, the five-string banjo’s so very fair
So for heaven’s sake
Keep a bloody spare!
This message brought to you by the Banjo Wholesaler’s and Retailer’s Association.
Steve
PS I can’t decide if Corey has an e in it or not.
[ This Message was edited by: SteveK on 2002-10-15 07:07 ]
On 2002-10-15 04:19, Wombat wrote:
Whose feet were careless here? Sandy’s or the banjo’s? It does make a difference.
It was a fiddler at a jam. He must really hate banjos. Sandy may have paid him but I’m not sure.