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,... (x2)
I'm goin' to Arkansas, You stay here with Ma and Pa,...

I'm goin' to Chattanooga, baby mine,... (x2)
I'm goin' to Chattanooga, And from there on to Cuba,...

I'm goin' to North Carolina, baby mine,... (x2)
I'm goin' to North Carolina, And from there on to China,...

I'm goin' across the ocean, baby mine,... (x2)
I'm goin' across the ocean, If I don't change my notion,...

If you ain't got no money, baby mine,... (x2)
If you ain't got no money, Get yourself another honey,...

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