Who’s that comin', who’s that strummin'? That’s the man with the banjo
For a penny, he’ll play any song
That’s happy and gay Folks all smile and stop awhile
Because the man with the banjo
Makes their troubles burst like bubbles
Chasing worries away ^See the children running after
While he plays his merry song
All their hearts are filled with laughter
As they tag along Shadows fallin', sandman’s callin’here goes the man with the
banjo
Gaily hummin', softly strummin’On his merry old way
I first listened to this on radio in 1954 or 1955 when I was just 7. It made quite an impression on me at that early age. I forgot about it for decades -- never heard it played again until I Googled it today. What memories that brings back.
I was also 7 when this was a hit in ‘54. another forgotten great. one of the last “pop” hits before the advent of rock’n’roll. in ‘55 I was at summer camp when Bill Haley’s “Rock Around the Clock” was released. The counselors played it non-stop on the camp’s PA system