Banjo Granny
Banjo Granny
by Sarah Martin Busse and Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Illustrated by Barry Root.  Houghton Mifflin, 2006.
ISBN 0-618-33603-6.

Banjo Granny  - The Song

by Sarah Martin Busse



Sarah Martin Busse is a poet (and now song lyric writer).  When she and Jacqueline Briggs Martin were writing Banjo Granny they knew it begged for a song to accompany it.

The first verse and stanza are printed with music in the book -- but now here is the rest of the song.
Banjo Granny  - The Song
1
There's a baby that I know
Jigs and wiggles, top to toe,
When a banjo pulls a tune down from the sky.
Yes, he always starts to grin
When he hears a mandolin.
He's my jimmy-jammin', jumpin' bluegrass child.

Chorus Just to see him smile,
I would walk a thousand miles
I would set the west wind spinning on its ear
Soon I'll walk through that front door
And we'll get to say "Hello!"
Wop-a-doosy, lap-a-daisy doo my dear

2
There's no river that's too deep
There's no mountain that's too steep
There's no desert that's too hot, and none too cold
Pull my banjo from its case
Set a smile upon my face
And I'll sing this song and step on down the road


Repeat Chorus

3
There's a place the grass is blue
Don't you worry, sky is too
And at night the moon plays banjo for the stars
When I see that jiggly baby
All our giggles will be gravy
All our bear hugs will be honey in the jar.


Repeat Chorus

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