Barre 
   A                                                       
  Who's the man you've all been sitting there anticipating
   Bb 
  Whos' the man with his instrument ready, willing and waiting
   B                                                   C
  Who's the man for whom your breath has been eagerly baiting
        C#                D
  If I hadn't already confessed it
         D#                    E
  You'd no doubt already have guessed it
  
   e f  A6
  Banjo boy, banjo boy, play a number for me
             E7/9
  Won't you play that melody
  When you start your playin' - Mama starts a-swayin'
  She's right there with 'em - stompin' that rhythym (F°|D°)
  Banjo boy, banjo boy, play the razzamatazz
  You're the sunny southland's king
   D
  You set Dixie hummin' it - when you started strummin' it
  See those fingers goin'
  When you start to syncopate
  Songbirds seem to orchestrate
  The Swanee stops it's flowin'
   F#7
  Just hear him play
   B7                                     E7
  Who can plunk your heartstrings full of joy?
                A
  That's banjo boy!
  
  COMPANY
  Hear him go
  Don't you kno
  Love him so
  Let him swing
  And do his thing
  He's the king
  Ring-a-ding
  
  BERTIE & COMPANY
  Banjo boy, banjo boy, you're the musical sun
  In those southern sunny skies
  Feet will start their fidgets - see those magic digits
  Hands are a clappin' - fingers a snappin'
  Banjo boy, banjo boy, play that favourite tune
  That the old folks love to sing
  Can't you hear the people cry
  Wanna see those fingers fly
  
  COMPANY
  Listen to him playin'
  Can't you hear those children roar
  Dixie's shoutin' out for more
  Hear the steamboats blowin'
  Eight to the bar
  Who's that cotton pickin' hunk of joy
  That golden kid that fashion can't destroy
  Whose name they shout from Maine to Illinois
  That's banjo boy!
  Banjo boy!