MATT'S "BUCKIN PENGUIN" BANJO SONG
(Please note that you should keep at least 5 metres away from a penguin away
from a colony, but also that penguins are curious creatures and often don't
obey the rules!)
"The Buckin' Penguin" To the tune of "The buckin' Mule" adapted from the "Dillards Live, Almost".
Banjo Intro
Verse: (C) Take your seat miss Eliza, s'gest you keep (G7) cool,
I (C) ain't got time to (F) kiss you now, I'm (G7) foolin' with this (C)
penguin.
Chorus: (C) Woh mule woh, woh mule I (G7) say, I (C) ain't got time
to (F) kiss you now my (G7) mule has run away.
Banjo Break
(C) Never marry an ol' penguin, tell ya the reason (G7) why, 'is (C) lips
are all (F) squid juice, and he (G7) always rips ya (C) fly.
Chorus
Banjo Break
(C) If I chew'd Tobacca, tell ya what I'd (G7) do, I'd (C) chew it
nice'n (F) juicy an' (G7) spit it all on (C) you.
Chorus
Banjo Break
Chorus
Finito.
Banjos on Ice
I'll bet you didn't know that banjos have a long and colourful history in Antarctic exploration. In 1915 Shackleton and his men were beset in the ice of the Weddell Sea onboard the Endurance, which was slowly being crushed. Hussey kept everyone entertained with his banjo. When it came time to abandon ship, each man was only allowed 2 pounds of gear, but Hussey was allowed to take his banjo since it provided "vital mental tonic".In fact the current French Antarctic ship, l'Astrolabe, has an extra set of banjo strings which were bound for the Aurora, but sadly the two ships weren't able to meet up.
