There once was a musical troupe
A pickin', singin' folk group
They sang the mountain ballads
And the folk songs of our land
They were long on musical ability
Folks thought they would go far
But political incompatibility
Led to their downfall
Well, the one on the right was on the left
And the one in the middle was on the right
And the one on the left was in the middle
And the guy in the rear was a
MethodistThis musical aggregation
Toured the entire nation
Singing traditional ballads
And the folk songs of our land
They performed with great virtuosity
And soon they were the rage
But political animosity
Prevailed upon the stage
Well, the one on the right was on the left
And the one in the middle was on the right
And the one on the left was in the middle
And the guy in the rear burned his driver's license
Well, the curtain had ascended
A hush fell on the crowd
As thousands there were gathered
To hear the folk songs of our land
Well, the one on the right was on the bottom
And the one on the left got a broken arm
And the guy on his rear said, "Oh, dear"
Now this should be a lesson
If you plan to start a folk group
Don't go mixin' politics
With the folk songs of our land
Just work on harmony and diction
Play your banjo well
And if you have political convictions
Keep 'em to yourself
Now, the one on the left works in a bank
And the one in the middle drives a truck
The one on the right's an all night
DJAnd the guy in the rear got drafted
🎵 LRC歌词版本
[00:06.87]There once was a musical troupe
[00:09.48]A pickin', singin' folk group
[00:11.79]They sang the mountain ballads
[00:14.13]And the folk songs of our land
[00:17.64]They were long on musical ability
[00:20.10]Folks thought they would go far
[00:22.53]But political incompatibility
[00:25.32]Led to their downfall
[00:27.45]Well, the one on the right was on the left
[00:30.06]And the one in the middle was on the right
[00:32.46]And the one on the left was in the middle
[00:34.83]And the guy in the rear was a
[00:46.17]MethodistThis musical aggregation
[00:48.90]Toured the entire nation
[00:51.36]Singing traditional ballads
[00:53.55]And the folk songs of our land
[00:57.18]They performed with great virtuosity
[00:59.88]And soon they were the rage
[01:02.04]But political animosity
[01:04.77]Prevailed upon the stage
[01:06.90]Well, the one on the right was on the left
[01:09.54]And the one in the middle was on the right
[01:12.03]And the one on the left was in the middle
[01:14.40]And the guy in the rear burned his driver's license
[01:24.69]Well, the curtain had ascended
[01:27.18]A hush fell on the crowd
[01:29.52]As thousands there were gathered
[01:31.71]To hear the folk songs of our land
[01:45.39]Well, the one on the right was on the bottom
[01:50.43]And the one on the left got a broken arm
[01:52.86]And the guy on his rear said, "Oh, dear"
[02:04.29]Now this should be a lesson
[02:06.75]If you plan to start a folk group
[02:09.45]Don't go mixin' politics
[02:11.64]With the folk songs of our land
[02:15.18]Just work on harmony and diction
[02:18.06]Play your banjo well
[02:20.22]And if you have political convictions
[02:23.34]Keep 'em to yourself
[02:25.05]Now, the one on the left works in a bank
[02:27.72]And the one in the middle drives a truck
[02:30.15]The one on the right's an all night
[02:32.07]DJAnd the guy in the rear got drafted
There once was a musical troupe
A pickin', singin' folk group
They sang the mountain ballads
And the folk songs of our land
They were long on musical ability
Folks thought they would go far
But political incompatibility
Led to their downfall
Well, the one on the right was on the left
And the one in the middle was on the right
And the one on the left was in the middle
And the guy in the rear was a
MethodistThis musical aggregation
Toured the entire nation
Singing traditional ballads
And the folk songs of our land
They performed with great virtuosity
And soon they were the rage
But political animosity
Prevailed upon the stage
Well, the one on the right was on the left
And the one in the middle was on the right
And the one on the left was in the middle
And the guy in the rear burned his driver's license
Well, the curtain had ascended
A hush fell on the crowd
As thousands there were gathered
To hear the folk songs of our land
Well, the one on the right was on the bottom
And the one on the left got a broken arm
And the guy on his rear said, "Oh, dear"
Now this should be a lesson
If you plan to start a folk group
Don't go mixin' politics
With the folk songs of our land
Just work on harmony and diction
Play your banjo well
And if you have political convictions
Keep 'em to yourself
Now, the one on the left works in a bank
And the one in the middle drives a truck
The one on the right's an all night
DJAnd the guy in the rear got drafted
🎵 LRC歌词版本
[00:06.87]There once was a musical troupe
[00:09.48]A pickin', singin' folk group
[00:11.79]They sang the mountain ballads
[00:14.13]And the folk songs of our land
[00:17.64]They were long on musical ability
[00:20.10]Folks thought they would go far
[00:22.53]But political incompatibility
[00:25.32]Led to their downfall
[00:27.45]Well, the one on the right was on the left
[00:30.06]And the one in the middle was on the right
[00:32.46]And the one on the left was in the middle
[00:34.83]And the guy in the rear was a
[00:46.17]MethodistThis musical aggregation
[00:48.90]Toured the entire nation
[00:51.36]Singing traditional ballads
[00:53.55]And the folk songs of our land
[00:57.18]They performed with great virtuosity
[00:59.88]And soon they were the rage
[01:02.04]But political animosity
[01:04.77]Prevailed upon the stage
[01:06.90]Well, the one on the right was on the left
[01:09.54]And the one in the middle was on the right
[01:12.03]And the one on the left was in the middle
[01:14.40]And the guy in the rear burned his driver's license
[01:24.69]Well, the curtain had ascended
[01:27.18]A hush fell on the crowd
[01:29.52]As thousands there were gathered
[01:31.71]To hear the folk songs of our land
[01:45.39]Well, the one on the right was on the bottom
[01:50.43]And the one on the left got a broken arm
[01:52.86]And the guy on his rear said, "Oh, dear"
[02:04.29]Now this should be a lesson
[02:06.75]If you plan to start a folk group
[02:09.45]Don't go mixin' politics
[02:11.64]With the folk songs of our land
[02:15.18]Just work on harmony and diction
[02:18.06]Play your banjo well
[02:20.22]And if you have political convictions
[02:23.34]Keep 'em to yourself
[02:25.05]Now, the one on the left works in a bank
[02:27.72]And the one in the middle drives a truck
[02:30.15]The one on the right's an all night
[02:32.07]DJAnd the guy in the rear got drafted
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I wan...
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Until the s...
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And by faith we can see it apart
For the father waits over the way
To prepare us a dwelling place there
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I told Annie I'd be true
But I still think about Katy too
Katy too, Katy too
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He's in the jailhouse now
I told him once or twice
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