Time Was a Fool with a Banjo

Before any bird had flown
There sat a fool all on his own
As his lonesome heart did beat
A trickle thawed beneath his feet

He plucked a string from a stalk that was swaying
And rivers they sang as he joined a-playing

Time is a fool with a banjo you know
Playin his tunes on a hill 
Watching the deep stream a rollin’ on by
Turning the wheels of the mill

Smiling he sits with a note for each moment
A pickin’ for everything new
A happy old grin on his face as he’s playing 
Sitting there looking at you

Dance if you can to the sound of that banjo
Try to keep up with its song
And when you get lost in chaos of motion
Sit and watch that stream run along

There’s times that I’ve found I can hear ringing strings
I hear the old fool start to sing

Times when it all falls into place
And times when It feels like a waste

Times when I can’t hear a damn thing no 
No plucking from that banjo

Times when I wanna join in the song
We just wanna play all along

Time is a fool with a banjo you know
Playin his tunes on a hill 
Watching the deep stream a rollin’ on by
Turning the wheels of the mill

Laughing he plays to the sound of the water
Bending the notes to his tune
His fingers they move with the course of the river
Under the light of the moon

Dance if you can to the sound of that banjo
Try to keep up with its song
And when you get lost in chaos of motion
Sit and watch that stream run along

Time is a fool with a banjo you know
Playin his tunes on a hill 
Watching the deep stream a rollin’ on by
Turning the wheels of the mill

Smirking he plays while you float on flat stretches 
Seeing you splash in the sun 
Looking ahead to the rush of white water
He quickens the pace of his strum

Dance if you can to the sound of that banjo
Try to keep up with its song
And when you get lost in chaos of motion
Sit and watch that stream run along