Stephen Foster — Ring de Banjo

(Verse 1) De time is nebber dreary If de darkey nebber groans De ladies nebber weary Wid de rattle ob de bones Den come again Susanna By de gaslight ob de moon We'll tum de old Piano When de banjo's out of tune (Chorus) Ring, ring de banjo! I like dat good old song Come again, my true lub Oh, what you been so long? (Verse 2) Oh nebber count de bubbles While dere's water in de spring De darkey hab no troubles While he's got dis song to sing De beauties ob creation Will nebber lose der charm While I roam de old plantation Wid my true lub on my arm (Chorus) Ring, ring de banjo! I like dat good old song Come again, my true lub Oh, what you been so long? (Verse 3) Once I was so lucky My massa set me free I went to old Kentucky To see what I could see I could not go no farder I turn to massa's door I lub him all de harder I'll go away no more (Chorus) Ring, ring de banjo! I like dat good old song Come again, my true lub Oh, what you been so long? (Verse 4) Early in de morning Ob a lubly summer day My massa send me warning He'd like to hear me play On de banjo tapping I come wid dulcem strain Massa fall a-napping He'll nebber wake again (Chorus) Ring, ring de banjo! I like dat good old song Come again, my true lub Oh, what you been so long? (Verse 5) My lub, I'll hab to leabe you While de ribber's running high But I nebber can deceibe you So don't you wipe your eye I's guine to make some money But I'll come anodder day I'll come again my honey If I have to work my way (Chorus) Ring, ring de banjo! I like dat good old song Come again, my true lub Oh, what you been so long?