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Banjo Picking Girl

Source Recording: Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard (1976)

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Song Details

Alternate Titles

Banjo Pickin' Girl, Going Around This World, Goin' Around This World

Songwriter

Lily May Ledford

First Release

The Coon Creek Girls (1938)

Genres

Old Time

Themes

Rambling

Popularity

Uncommon

Source Recording

Artist

Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard

Album

Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard (1976)

Key Bb Time Boom-Chuck Tempo 142 BPM Length 3:06 ISRC USRO27605412

Musicians

Alice Gerrard — Lead Vocals, Guitar
Hazel Dickens — Backup Vocals
Tracy Schwarz — Fiddle
Mike Seeger — Banjo
Lamar Grier — Banjo

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Banjo Picking Girl

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I’m goin’ around this world baby mine

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Goin’ around this world baby mine

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Goin’ around this world I’m a banjo pickin’ girl

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Goin’ around this world baby mine

I’m goin’ to Tennessee baby mine

Goin’ to Tennessee baby mine

Goin’ to Tennessee don’t you try to follow me

I’m Goin’ to Tennessee baby mine

If you ain’t got no money baby mine

Ain’t got no money baby mine

Ain’t got no money get yourself another honey

If you ain’t got no money baby mine

I’m goin’ to Arkansas baby mine

Goin’ to Arkansas baby mine

Goin’ to Tennessee you stay her with your ma and pa

I’m goin’ to Arkansas baby mine

I’m goin’ to Chattanooga baby mine

Goin’ to Chattanooga baby mine

Goin’ to Chattanooga and from there on to Cuba

Goin’ to Chattanooga baby mine

I’m Goin’ to North Carolina baby mine

Goin’ to North Carolina baby mine

Goin’ to North Carolina and from there on to China

I’m Goin’ to North Carolina baby mine

I’m goin’ across the ocean baby mine

Goin’ across the ocean baby mine

Goin’ across the ocean if you don’t change my notion

I’m goin’ across the ocean baby mine

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