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