This song is available on Phil Rosenthal's Turkey in the Straw: Bluegrass Songs for Children.
Listen to the mandolin, don't you love that sound?
Don't you love the way the notes go running all around?
Some are high, and some are low, and all of them are grand.
That's why we need a mandolin playing in our band.
Listen to the old guitar play the melody.
The notes are ringing sweet and low,
and they sound good to me.
Some are fast, and some are slow, and all of them are grand.
That's why I love to hear guitar playing in our band.
Listen to the banjo, doesn't it sound fine?
I love to hear that banjo in this band of mine.
It makes me want to tap my feet, don't you understand,
That's why we need a banjo playing in our band.
Listen to the bass now, don't you love that sound?
Don't you love the way the notes are all so fat and round?
It gives our song a steady beat, don't you understand?
That's why we need a bass fiddle playing in our band.
Listen to our bluegrass band, don't you love this sound?
I think bluegrass music is the finest thing around.
It makes me want to tap my feet, don't you understand,
That's why I love to sing along with a bluegrass band.
This song is available on Phil Rosenthal's Turkey in the Straw: Bluegrass Songs for Children.
