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Banjo Band Polka
Music by B. B. Burkhart, Words by Pat Galyean, Peggy Bender and Ralph Congdon - 1989
(Composed by members of the Sacramento Banjo Band)
 Part A:
C - -          F#dim  G7
- - - C
- - C7 F
-           D#dim C         A7 D7       G7 C    (end after repeat)
 C - -          F#dim  G7
- - - C
- - C7 F
-           D#dim C         A7 D7       G7 C        C7
 Part B:
F - - C7
- - -                     E F
- - F7 Bb
-           Fdim F          D7 G7        C7 F  F#7  G7 (repeat A)
8-beat lead-in.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.
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Part A:
Come along, sing a song. Have a good time, with our band;
Banjos ring, hear them sing, all in a line, best in the land.
Swing and sway, laugh and play, join in the fun. Music every where;
When the band plays, let's be there!
(End after repeat)
 
Come long, asing a song. Have a good time, with our band;
Banjos ring, hear them sing, all in a line, best in the land.
Swing and sway, laugh and play, join in the fun. Music every where;
When the band plays, let's be there!
 
Part B:
No Lyrics
(Repeat Part A to End)
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Listen to the Sacramento Banjo Band sing and play the "Banjo Band Polka" (mp3)
 
Watch the Oregon Trail Banjo Camp Band perform "Banjo Band Polka" (youtube)
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Arranged by Jim Bottorff
 
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email: jbott@ix.netcom.com