When Grandpa Played the Banjo
Dave Taylor
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Now Christmas time was here again The family gathered round The kinfolk came from near and far From country and from town Aunt Ellie-Mae came from back east And just like every year She brought with her a special gift That she gave to grandpa Now she has us all a guessin What the wrapping it contained And we all tried to guess From the shape what it contained He's too old for tennis Could it be a warming pan But his old eyes they came alight When he saw what she had brang Now, Aunt Ellie Mae said by the way She couldn't stay for long Back east she must skidaddle And the next thing she was gone But when it came to Boxing Day It soon became so clear Why Aunt Ellie Mae had been so keen To say I'm outa here When grandpa played the banjo We all held our ears Then pa he turned to ma and said Just get him outa here Get him out of here before he drives us all insane Stick the old bugger on the back porch Out in the wind and the rain Well he played all night and he played all day With a twinkle in his eye Dewdrop on his nose False teeth chattering away Cripple Creek, Cumberland Gap The Good Old Mountain Dew Hope your ears are burning Aunt Ellie Mae This racket's down to you When Grandpa played the banjo Now he never learned to tune the thing But played on undeterred Deaf as a post Oblivious to the world So the moral of the story If you wanna stay clear of strife Remember a banjo isn't just for Christmas A banjo is for life When Grandpa played the banjo
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