I tried to be a famous guitar man A star, a hero from Ohio to Japan I dreamed of golden rooms, champagne and caviar My own Rolls Royce, oh, it's wonderful being a star But now I tramp the roads throughout the land A needly hobo with a banjo in my hand In honky-tonks and bars I play this melody Oh, it's so easy, so come on, sing this after me Wee, oh, wee, oh, when (Wee, oh, wee, oh, when), my name is Dan I'm the banjo man I'm the banjo man Playing when I can Deedeedeedee, dum (Deedeedeedee, dum), you hear the drum Of the banjo man Oh, the banjo man is back in town again Yeah! I need to play my banjo to survive To earn a living every day, to stay alive In honky-tonks and bars I play this melody Oh, it's so easy, so come on, sing this after me Wee, oh, wee, oh, when (Wee, oh, wee, oh, when), my name is Dan I'm the banjo man I'm the banjo man Playing when I can Deedeedeedee, dum (Deedeedeedee, dum), you hear the drum Of the banjo man Oh, the banjo man is back in town again And let me thank the ones who pay To those who like the way I play And let me thank the ones who pay To those who like the way I play Wee, oh, wee, oh, when (Wee, oh, wee, oh, when), my name is Dan I'm the banjo man I'm the banjo man Playing when I can Deedeedeedee, dum (Deedeedeedee, dum), you hear the drum Of the banjo man Oh, the banjo man is back in town again Oh, the banjo man is back Oh, the banjo man is back in town again Wee, oh, wee, oh, when (Wee, oh, wee, oh, when), my name is Dan I'm the banjo man I'm the banjo man Playing when I can Deedeedeedee, dum (Deedeedeedee, dum), you hear the drum Of the banjo man Oh, the banjo man is back in town again Oh, the banjo man is back Oh, the banjo man is back in town again