Mandolin Man

MANDOLIN MAN

VERSE 1

WITH THAT OLE FAMILIAR HAT
AND HIS GIBSON MANDOLIN
YOU CAN ALMOST HEAR THE FIRST STRINGS
OF GOOD OLD UNCLE PEN
HE STEPPED OUT ON THE OPRY STAGE
ON A SATURDAY NIGHT
EVERYONE WOULD GATHER ROUND
THE RYMAN CAME ALIVE

CHORUS

MANDOLIN MAN, MANDOLIN MAN
FINGERS FLYIN’ ON THOSE STRINGS
LIKE HOT GREASE POPPIN’ IN A PAN
MADE US WANNA LEARN TO PLAY
MADE US WANNA START A BAND
HE MADE THE MUSIC HE WAS THE MANDOLIN MAN

VERSE 2

THE FATHER OF BLUEGRASS
LEFT AN IMPACT ON US ALL
FROM BLAZIN’ ON RAWHIDE
TO THE OL’ KENTUCKY WALTZ
FROM RICKY TO ELVIS
EVERYONE HAS SUNG HIS SONGS
THAT BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY
STILL SHINNIN’ BRIGHT AND STRONG

CHORUS

MANDOLIN MAN, MANDOLIN MAN
FINGERS FLYIN’ ON THOSE STRINGS
LIKE HOT GREASE POPPIN’ IN A PAN
MADE US WANNA LEARN TO PLAY
MADE US WANNA START A BAND
HE MADE THE MUSIC HE WAS THE MANDOLIN MAN

VERSE 3

JUST A LITTLE TALK WITH JESUS
TO THAT CABIN ON THE HILL
THE SWEET WAY HE SANG LIVE AND LET LIVE
IN THE PINES, IN THE PINES
CRY CRY DARLIN’
WHO CAN FORGET
CAN’T YOU HEAR ME CALLIN’

CHORUS

MANDOLIN MAN, MANDOLIN MAN
FINGERS FLYIN’ ON THOSE STRINGS
LIKE HOT GREASE POPPIN’ IN A PAN
MADE US WANTA LEARN TO PLAY
MADE US WANTA START A BAND
HE MADE THE MUSIC HE WAS THE MANDOLIN MAN

OLD MONROE MADE THE MUSIC, HE WAS THE MANDOLIN MAN
MANDOLIN MAN