Yellow Banjo

[bradders1966]

Hi,

I've been trying to find the lyrics to the "banjololo" song for years. My elder sister taught it me in the 70's we've no idea where it comes from.

My vague recollection of the words go something like this...

I ululused to playlaylay my yellellow banjololo
And pululut it ololon my knee-alee-alee-aleee
But nololow the strililings have brololoken dowlowlown
Its nololo more ululused to me-alee-alee-aleee

I tooloolook it toolooloo the melelenders shololop
To see-alee what he-alee could do-aloo-aloo-aloo
He seleled the strililings are brololoken dowlowlown
Its nololo more ululused to you-aloo-aloo-aloo

And nowlowlow its sililits upololon the shelelelf
Abololove the kililitchen door-alor-alor-alor
...

Sorry, don't remember the rest. I've been trying to remember it to teach my kids.

[JustScarah]

http://www.angelfire.com/md/Vladspage/banjo.html

There is a verse there .... doesn't look like the full song, but it might trigger a memory!

[JustScarah]

http://www.acblack.com/Catalogue/details.asp?sku=1112869&dept%5Fid=10&mscssid=G6RQP9K4PCUB9G761FJRK7VD6CUJ9DC7

Another link ..... with the book of silly songs .. maybe you could have a look on ebay for it, or in the local library?

 Hope this helps.

[head_desk]

This is how I learned it!

I u-lu-lu-sed to pla-lay-lay on my-ly-ly banjo-lo-lo
But my-ly-ly banjo-lo-lo got bro-lo-lo-lo-lo-ke
I too-loo-loo-k it to-lo-lo a ba-la-la-njo sho-lo-lo-p
But the ba-la-la-njo sho-lo-lo-p was clo-lo-lo-lo-lo-sed
I too-loo-loo-k it to-lo-lo ano-lo-lo-ther sho-lo-lo-p
To see-lee-lee what they-ley-ley could do-lo-lo-lo-lo
They fi-li-li-xed the stri-li-li-ngs on my-ly-ly banjo-lo-lo
And now-low-low it's goo-loo-loo-d as new-lew-lew-lew-lew
TWANG!

[BelleFae3]

I know it like this:
I ululused to lililive in Lalalancashilily
The plalalace where Ilolo was borlolorn
I ululused to playlalay my yelalow banjololow
My yelalow banjololow got brololoke
I toolalook it toolaloo the mululusic shololop
The mululusic shololop was shululut
Now Ilili can't playlalay my yelolow banjololow
My yelolow banjololow got brololoke.
(Phew!)