Lyr Add: When Grandma Plays The Banjo

Subject: Lyr Add: WHEN GRANDMA PLAYS THE BANJO
From: GUEST,Matt_R
Date: 28 Mar 01 - 11:50 AM

Here's a great song that I love by Roy Wood, formerly of The Move, Electric Light Orchestra, and Wizzard.

When Grandma Plays The Banjo

When Grandma plays the banjo
She sure does play it hot
When Grandma plays the banjo
She gives it all she's got
She goes:
(bouncing banjo instrumental)

My papa said she had the will
To practice every day
She must have worn her fingers out
When learning how to play
Now she goes:
(banjo instrumental)
Woo!

My cousin Luke's a real professional
Shout-down jealous man
When he picks of the old banjo
He plays it really grand
When he goes:
(horrible, off-beat, out of key version of "Good King Wenceslaus")
Yeah!
Crowd: UGH!
Luke (in an apologetic voice): Well I haven't played it for a couple of weeks...

The young cowboys could really laugh
When she began to play
"You kids don't know where it's at!"
My Grandma used to say
Although that lady's old and slow
With pinned-up silver hair
When she get's really movin'
She don't need no rocking chair
She just goes:
(banjo instrumental) Woo hoo!
Crowd: Ooooh!

When Grandma plays the banjo
She sure do play it hot
When Grandma plays the banjo
She gives it all she's got
And she goes:
(extrended banjo instrumental)
Woo!
Woo hoo!
One two three four!
(banjo instrumental in double time)
Woo hoo!

Grandma: thank you, thank you!

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: When Grandma Plays The Banjo
From: LR Mole
Date: 28 Mar 01 - 12:43 PM

Is this from "Eddie and the Falcons" or "Boulders"?

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: When Grandma Plays The Banjo
From: jeepman (inactive)
Date: 28 Mar 01 - 07:11 PM

Can anyone provide the tune to this. I really like it. Is it a PD song or is it copyrighted? Jman

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: When Grandma Plays The Banjo
From: Matt_R
Date: 28 Mar 01 - 10:48 PM

Well Mole, this is a solo Roy song, so it's not on any of the Wizzard albums. I cannot find it on any album...it may be a rare b-side or possibly from a promo single. Jeepman, yes it's copywritten, composed by Roy Wood. I can give you a midi of the main song melody, but as for the banjo parts, I wouldn't know where to start.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: When Grandma Plays The Banjo
From: LR Mole
Date: 29 Mar 01 - 12:46 PM

I swear it's on one of them..I'll look tonight.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: When Grandma Plays The Banjo
From: jeepman (inactive)
Date: 29 Mar 01 - 05:04 PM

Matt, a midi would be a lot of help. I can fake the banjo. Jim

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: When Grandma Plays The Banjo
From: black walnut
Date: 30 Mar 01 - 07:38 AM

love this. want this. need this. tune please.

~black.walnut

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: When Grandma Plays The Banjo
From: GUEST,Matt_R
Date: 30 Mar 01 - 08:27 AM

I can make a midi of it, but I think I'd need email addresses to send it to, since I have no place to put it. I can make an ABC, which is really simple too. I warn you though, the tune would only be like 10 seconds long, as the banjo frailing makes up a lot of the song. The verses are simple 2 chord thing: D-A7-D, raising in key for each new verse.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: When Grandma Plays The Banjo
From: jeepman (inactive)
Date: 30 Mar 01 - 11:59 AM

Matt, I have it. I brazenly stole it from Napster. It is quite a song. Jim

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: When Grandma Plays The Banjo
From: Matt_R
Date: 30 Mar 01 - 12:01 PM

Lol! So did I!! Great song, eh? Them banjo rolls get you rockin!