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Ring, Ring de Banjo is a minstrel song written in 1851. The song's words and music are from Stephen Foster. The song, written to mimic the dialect of Black people in the Southern United States, is about a newly-freed slave who wishes to come back to his master's plantation.
- 1851
In conclusion, “Ring de Banjo!” by Stephen Foster is much more than just a catchy song. Its lyrics carry themes of joy, love, and resilience, and the song serves as a representation of the power of music to inspire and uplift spirits.
We'll tum de old Piano when de banjo's out ob tune. Chorus: Ring, ring de banjo! I like dat good old song, Come again my true lub, Oh! wha you been so long. De darkey hab no troubles while he's got dis song to sing. While I roam de old plantation wid my true lub on my arm. Chorus. I lub him all de harder, I'll go away no more.
Once I was so lucky, my massa set me free, I went to old Kentucky to see what I could see. Ring, ring the banjo... Early in de morning of a lovely summer day, My massa sent me warning he'd like to hear me play. Ring, ring the banjo... My love, I'll have to leave you while de river's running high, But I never can deceive you, so don't you wipe ...
Ring, Ring de Banjo! Alt ernative. Title Ring de Banjo! Composer Foster, Stephen: I-Catalogue Number I-Cat. No. ISF 124 Key F major Movements/Sections Mov'ts/Sec's: 1 First Pub lication. 1851 Librettist Composer Language English Average Duration Avg. Duration: 3minutes Composer Time Period Comp. Period: Romantic: Piece Style Romantic ...
Lyrics. (Verse 1) De time is nebber dreary. If de darkey nebber groans. De ladies nebber weary. Wid de rattle ob de bones. Den come again Susanna. By de gaslight ob de moon. We'll tum de old Piano....
