That five-string Gibson banjo
Dad's only favorite toy
Made more than sounds of music
It filled our home with joy

He taught himself to play
That good ole bluegrass sound
He loved to pick and grin
Musicians came around

Always makin' music
Was what he loved the most
Earl Scruggs and Don Reno
His heroes, he would boast

Foggy Mountain Breakdown
Jed Clampett's ballad, too
He mastered these at first
Then, nothin' he couldn't do

When he'd start to tune it
That banjo'd come to life
Two fingers and a thumb
Away went all his strife

Since then, our Dad has gone
To Heaven, now held dear
He took that Gibson banjo
To play for all to hear


--We miss you, Daddy