I WANT TO PLAY THE BANJO (Ryan Holladay)
(IN A BLUEGRASS BAND)
By: Dixie Hall (BMI)
Tom T. Hall (BMI)

VERSE 1: MATTHEW SAYS HE WANTS TO FLY HE WANTS TO GO TO MARS
HANNAH WANTS TO LEARN TO DANCE AND BE A MOVIE STAR
WHEN SOMEBODY ASKS ME WHAT I'VE GOT IN MY PLANS
I SAY I WANT TO PLAY THE BANJO IN A BLUEGRASS BAND.

CHORUS: DADDY PICKS THE GUITAR, MY UNCLE PLAYS THE BASS
MAMA SINGS THE COUNTRY SONGS AND SISTER MAKES A FACE
THEY SAY THAT EVERYBODY'S DIFFERENT, I CAN UNDERSTAND
I WANT TO PLAY THE FIVE STRING BANJO IN A BLUEGRASS BAND.

VERSE 2: I'VE GOT A GREAT BIG DRAGON FRIEND THAT I WATCH ON T.V.
I THINK IT REALLY WOULD BE COOL IF HE COULD PICK WITH ME
HE COULD PLAY THE MANDOLIN AND HELP ME DRIVE MY VAN
AND WE COULD HAVE A BIG TIME PLAYIN' IN A BLUEGRASS BAND.

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VERSE 3: WELL THERE'S A LOT I HAVE TO LEARN LIKE TELLING TIME AND THINGS
I'D RATHER LEARN MY BANJO LICKS AND HOW TO BEND THE STRINGS
SOME DAY I WILL BE LIKE EARL THE FINEST IN THE LAND
PROUD TO PLAY THE FIVE STRING BANJO IN A BLUEGRASS BAND
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