Key: C major•
Verse 1
F
C
G
C
F
C
G
C
Uncle
Benny
Never had a penny,
F
C
Only had his old banjo.
Never earned a bob,
C
F
C
Always free to come and go.
G
Am
He played the banjo gaily, boys,
F
G
C
For anyone he'd meet.
G
C
Sweep girls off their feet.
Verse 2
Am
Em
He'd set their toes a- tapping
Am
Em
Making friends who'd join him as
F
G
he slowly strolled along.
C
G
There was Michael Flynn played violin
Am
Em
F
While Clancy played the flute,
Verse 3
C
G
C
And Tommy McManis gave the old cornet a toot.
Interlude 1
F
C
F
C
F
C
G
Am
F
G
C
F
G
C
Verse 4
Never had a penny,
F
C
Only had his old banjo.
Always on the fiddle,
C
F
C
No one ever seemed to know.
G
Am
In the clubs and the pubs around the town,
F
G
C
Up and down the street,
Verse 5
G
C
Sweep girls off their feet.
Verse 6
Am
Em
He'd set their toes a- tapping
Am
Em
Making friends who'd join him as
F
G
he slowly strolled along.
Verse 7
Am
Em
F
While Danny played the drum,
C
G
And everyone watching would clap their hands and
C
hum.
Interlude 2
C
F
C
F
C
F
C
G
Am
F
G
C
F
G
C
Verse 8
Never had a penny,
F
C
Only had his old banjo.
Silver in his hair,
C
F
C
Uncle Benny had to go.
G
Am
He failed it on a high note
F
G
C
In his final show,
G
C
Benny's old banjo.
Uncle Benny
Never had a penny
F
C
Only had his own banjo
Uncle Benny
Never had a penny
F
C
Only had his own banjo
Uncle Benny...
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsF C G Am Em
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