Play your fiddle Little Orphan Annie Play it for the shrimpers and the pirates out to sea Play it for the hippies down in Mallory Square If I'm not there won't you play a song for me We all called her Little Orphan Annie at the playground Merry go merry go merry go round Till she picked her fiddle up we always put her down When she picked her fiddle up they come for miles around to hear her play [ fiddle ] Play your fiddle Little Orphan Annie... [ fiddle - mandolin ] Aw Mad Dog Diamond Jim Richmond from the Tennessee Hot Band John Hartford on the banjo oh Diamond my oldest son Dale John Hartford playin' the fiddle and the banjo Diamond Jim