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Thread #82818   Message #1519840
Posted By: Splott Man
11-Jul-05 - 05:41 AM
Thread Name: Songs about Banjoes
Subject: RE: Songs about Banjoes
Banjo Man - Billy Joel


Plus this one, can't remember where I got it, the "diddlediddle" represents flapping your tongue on your lips to imitate the banjo:

I u(diddlediddle)sed to pla(diddlediddle)y the o(diddlediddle)ld banjo(diddlediddle)o
I pla(diddlediddle)yed it o(diddlediddle)n my kne(diddlediddle)e
But no(diddlediddle)w the stri(diddlediddle)ngs are bro(diddlediddle)ken a(diddlediddle)nd
It's no(diddlediddle) more u(diddlediddle)se to me(diddlediddle)e

continue in th same vein...

I took it to te mender's shop
To see what he could do
He said the strings are broken and
It's no more use to you.