Roan County Banjo - Chris Robinson Brotherhood

Roan county banjo

Ringing through the pines

Smokey gold and that band of his

Got honey in their eyes

The bootleggers wisdom

Says leave the law behind

Roan county banjo

You old friend of mine

Find your meadow, find your way

When you speak be sure what you say

Say what you feel and throw the rest away

Throw the rest away

Polly put the kettle on

It’s been morning now for days

There’s a rooster in the kitchen

Who says he ain’t been paid

I surely would oblige him

For I am a honest soul

But there’s something in his pleading

And frankly I’m not sold

Find your shadow, slip away

When you speak, be sure what you say

Say what you feel, throw the rest away

Throw the rest away, throw the rest away

It’s a long road around my love

Be on your way, by water, by star

A cold north wind brings the day

A change in the air

Now we see far

It’s true a pack of lies

Try to drag you down

In the heart of sadness

There is a lonely sound

Roan county banjo

Alive as you or I

If these days were any sweeter

They’d be peach blossom wine

It’s hard to find a sinner

At the break the of dawn

If you don’t know where that is

Just listen to this song

Find your meadow, find your way

When you speak be sure what you say

Say what you feel and throw the rest away

Throw the rest away

Throw the rest away