The Banjo Man
When I sit alone with my memories
My mind drifts back to the early 60s
When folk music was all the rage
The New Christy Minstrels, Peter Paul and Mary
The Brothers Four, The Limelighters, The Kingston Trio
The Canadiana Folksingers... who?????
A six member group called The Canadiana Folksingers
Included myself and my first wife Linda
Along with two guitar players, a one-string bass
And I played the five-string banjo
Did we have a blast? Oh yah!
Made an album called “This Land Is Your Land”
And a 45 rpm single called, “Hey Jolly!”
Along with appearances on both
Of the only two Canadian TV Networks at the time
My memories of those days fill me with pride and tears
We can't go back but we can dream
About when we were young
And the world was ours to explore!
Copyright © Jack Ellison | Year Posted 2024
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