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W'en de banjos wuz a-ringin', / An' de darkies wuz a-singin', / Oh, wuzen dem de good times sho!
All de ole folks would be chattin', / An' de pickaninnies pattin', / As dey heah'd de feet a-shufflin' 'cross de flo'.
An' how we'd dance, an' how we'd sing!
Dance tel de day done break.
An' how dem banjos dey would ring, / An' de cabin flo' would shake!
Come along, come along, / Come along, come along, / Don't you heah dem banjos a-ringin'?
Gib a song, gib a song, / Gib a song, gib a song, / Git yo' feet fixed up fu' a-wingin'.
W'ile de banjos dey go plunka, plunka, plunk, / We'll dance tel de ole flo' shake;
W'ile de feet keep a-goin' chooka, chooka, chook, / We'll dance tel de day done break.