Ring, Ring The Banjo (l-m-h)

RING, RING THE BANJO lo-med-hi
By: Stephen Foster
Key: F
Time 2/4


 3   3   2   1  -1   2   3
 6   6   5   4  -4   5   6
 9   9   8   7  -8   8   9
The time is nev-er drear-y,
 
3  3 -3”  3   2  1    -1
6  6 -6   6   5  4    -4
9  9 -10  9   8  7    -8
If a fel-low nev-er groans,

-1  1   -1   2  -2” 3  4
-4  4   -4   5  -5  6  7
-8  7   -8   8  -9  9  10    
The la-dies nev-er wea-ry

 -3” -3”  3   2  -1 -1    1
 -6  -6   6   5  -4 -4    4
 -10 -10  9   8  -8 -8    7
With the rat-tle of the bones.

 3    3   2  1   -1  2  3
 6    6   5  4   -4  5  6
 9    9   8  7   -8  8  9
Then come a-gain Su-san-na

3   3  -3”   3   2   1   -1
6   6  -6    6   5   4   -4
9   9  -10   9   8   7   -8
By the gas-light of the moon

-1 -1  1   -1   2  -2”3 4
-4 -4  4   -4   5  -5 6 7...
-8 -8  7   -8   8  -9 9 10
We’ll play the old pi-a-no

 -3” -3”  3    2  -1  -1  1
 -6  -6   6    5  -4  -4  4
 -10 -10  9    8  -8  -8  7
When the ban-jo’s out of tune


 3     3    3   2  3
 6     6    6   5  6
 9     9    9   8  9
Ring, ring the ban-jo!

3  -3”  3    2    1   -1
6  -6   6    5    4   -4
9  -10  9    8    7   -8
I like that good old song.

 1  -1  2    -2” 3   4    -2”
 4  -4  5    -5  6   7    -5...
 7  -8  8    -9  9   10   -9 
Come a-gain, my own true love,

-3”   3    2   -1  -1  1
-6    6    5   -4  -4  4
-10   9    8   -8  -8  7
Oh! where you been so long?

Oh! never count the bubbles
When there's water in the spring,
A trav'ler's got no troubles
If they've got this song to sing.
Ring, ring the banjo!
I like that good old song,
Come again, good fortune,
Oh! where you been so long?