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Banjo Picking Girl [core]

I'm goin' around this world, baby mine
I'm goin' around this world, baby mine
I'm goin' around this world, I'm a banjo-picking girl
I'm goin' around this world, baby mine

I'm goin' to Arkansas, baby mine,... (×2)
I'm goin' to Arkansas, You stay here with Ma and Pa,...

I'm goin' to Chattanooga, baby mine,... (×2)
I'm goin' to Chattanooga, And from there on to Cuba,...

I'm goin' to North Carolina, baby mine,... (×2)
I'm goin' to North Carolina, And from there on to China,...

I'm goin' across the ocean, baby mine,... (×2)
I'm goin' across the ocean, If I don't change my notion,...

If you ain't got no money, baby mine,... (×2)
If you ain't got no money, Get yourself another honey,...

Available in these books:

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Core Songs Edition
100 songs and our acclaimed play-by-ear learning method.
Big Print Songs
Over 200 songs.
Both books feature large-print lyrics (20-point type) and include chords, historical info, jamming hints, and more.

...and on these CDs:

Five CDs, 100 songs. Recordings from the Abbott family and their friends.
Listen to sample tracks.

The MP3 collection has all 100 songs on one CD for a discount. See details.


A song from the Mountain Music for Everyone Song Collection from the ToneWay Project. Our website has lyrics to nearly 400 traditional songs common in bluegrass and old-time circles. Most songs also include a free MP3 recording that you can listen to. The ToneWay Project also offers songbooks, CDs, and resources for learning to play music by ear. http://ToneWay.com