Banjos and Bass (B)

Banjos and Bass (B) — Arjuna Sound / CongoTunes Playlist: Banjos & Bass — Arjuna Sound LYRICS: [Intro - a lone banjo rolls in slow and lonesome, a high-lonesome voice holds one aching note, no drums yet, the bass waits in the dark] I am a man of constant sorrow... but tonight, Lord, we're gonna dance. [Verse 1 - high-lonesome bluegrass lead, mournful, just banjo and voice, a slow pulse creeping in] I've seen trouble all my days left my home down a dusty road Constant sorrow walked beside me carrying that heavy load But the banjo's still got fire in it and the night is wide and long and a sorrowful man can still cut loose when the bass comes up strong [Pre-Chorus - the banjo SPEEDS UP, a kick drum stomps in, the bass crawls, it builds] They thought my song was only weeping the lonesome boy who lost his way but the strings are hot and the drop is coming and this old grief is gonna PLAY [Chorus - FULL BASS DROP, banjo shredding over four-on-the-floor, gang shout] BANJOS AND BASS! Let her roll! Constant sorrow, lose control! Klaus on the five-string, watch him fly Jakobus on that kick, hold on tight! BANJOS AND BASS! (hey!) BANJOS AND BASS! (hey!) And Stoffel's doing doughnuts in the YARD! [Verse 2 - faster, the banjo rolling double-time, the body in it] Dust flying up off the farm truck tyres the badger spinning circles in the night Every tear I ever cried is shaking off me in the light No more home, no more grieving just the strings and the kick and the moon The saddest man in all the holler is the loudest thing in the county soon [Pre-Chorus - banjo and bass climbing, bigger, longer build] They thought my song was only weeping the lonesome boy who lost his way but the strings are hot and the drop is coming and this old grief is gonna PLAY [Chorus - DROP, gang vocals, banjo shredding] BANJOS AND BASS! Let her roll! Constant sorrow, lose control! Klaus on the five-string, watch him fly Jakobus on that kick, hold on tight! BANJOS AND BASS! (hey!) BANJOS AND BASS! (hey!) And Stoffel's doing doughnuts in the YARD! [Bridge - everything drops to silence, the high-lonesome voice holds one long aching note, a GOSPEL CHOIR swells in behind it] (choir rising: ohhhh... ohhhh...) For six long years I've been in trouble no pleasures here on earth I've found but I'll lay my sorrow on the dancefloor and let the bassline shake the ground (choir: let it rolllll...) [Buildup - a lone banjo, then the full string band AND the gospel choir stacking together, the kick rolling in, rising, RISING] (banjo rolling, the whole choir and band rising as one, the bass like thunder, crescendo, BUILD) [Final Chorus - MASSIVE DROP, banjo shredding, gospel choir and gang vocals together, the whole farm goes off] BANJOS AND BASS! BANJOS AND BASS! Constant sorrow, let it ROLL! (choir soaring over the top, banjo screaming) The lonesome man is gone and he's dancing in the dust let her roll, let her roll, BLOW IT WIDE OPEN! (Stoffel! the truck! the YARD!) [Outro - the band and choir fade into the four-on-the-floor, the lone banjo returns soft, one last aching note] Maybe my friends, perhaps they'll meet me... out here on the dancefloor. Constant sorrow. Banjos and bass.