Original lyrics

EN

I tried to be a famous guitar man A star, a hero from Ohio to Japan I dreamed of golden rooms Champagne and caviar My own Rolls Royce Oh, it's wonderful being a star But now I tramp the roads throughout the land A needy hobo with a banjo in my hand In honky-tonks and bars I play this melody, oh it's so easy So come on, sing this after me Wee, oh wee, oh when my name is Dan I'm the banjo man, I'm the banjo man Playing when I can Dee dee dee dee dum, you hear the drum Of the banjo man Oh, the banjo man is back in town again I need to play my banjo to survive To earn a living every day, to stay alive In honky-tonks and bars I play this melody, oh it's so easy So come on, sing this after me Wee, oh wee, oh when my name is Dan I'm the banjo man, I'm the banjo man Playing when I can Dee dee dee dee dum, you hear the drum Of the banjo man Oh, the banjo man is back in town again And let me thank the ones who pay To those who like the way I play And let me thank the ones who pay To those who like the way I play Wee, oh wee, oh when my name is Dan I'm the banjo man, I'm the banjo man Playing when I can Dee dee dee dee dum, you hear the drum Of the banjo man Oh, the banjo man is back in town again Oh, the banjo man is back Oh, the banjo man is back in town again Wee, oh wee, oh when my name is Dan I'm the banjo man, I'm the banjo man Playing when I can Dee dee dee dee dum, you hear the drum Of the banjo man Oh, the banjo man is back in town again Oh, the banjo man is back Oh, the banjo man is back in town again