Banjoman from October Moon by John Rasmussen

Can’t you hear the sound of the moonlight comin’ down
Silver cobwebs through the town
Starlight spiders spin
Sparkling on his strings
You might see an angel’s wings
Brushing past the songs he sings
About the ways we’re in

I can see the summer coming
Dancing in his rhyme
Giant breakers, undertakers
Trying to stay in time

Chorus
(Won’t you play it just once more Mr Banjoman
Trip a beat, skip my feet
To some old dancing tune
Play it just once more Mr Banjoman
underneath an autumn moon)

Strumming down the street
Can’t you hear the banjo beat
Music in his dancing feet magic in his song
Alligator shoes snappin’ flappin’ happy news
Beating out the banjo blues as he rolls along

(Chorus)

Camels stay up late swinging on the garden gate
Smile and softly contemplate their humps and hooves and noses
Flying feathers duckbills quacking
On the frets his fingers quicken
Smiles like lazy sunshine lickin’ round the twilight’s roses

(Chorus)

Gas lamps hang down from the sky
Watch his shadow dancing by
Someone’s gonna laugh and try
to sing us all through spring
Melodies like new buds grow greenleaf harmonies aflow
All you really need to know’s a song or two to sing
Painted clowns and elephants ringing on your drum
O Susannah Sweet Joanna Now your time has come

(Chorus)

• Australian folk music
• Blues & Roots
• Folk
• singer-songwriter
• Melbourne