Banner Girls

V1) From ’41 to ’45
Had To keep their families alive
most of the men had gone off to war
So they took their spots on the factory
floor
V2) Working hard and learning fast
to build a guitar that would last
for songs that lifted the country’s
morale
Each one built by a Banner Gal
CH) Some were ragged, some were
rough
Only a Gibson is Good Enough
Some still ring, just like a bell
Each one built by a Banner Gal
V3) maple, mahogany, Rosewood and
spruce
Some too tight, some too loose
Forced to use whatever they had
For the country was poor and the
shortages bad
TIM STAFFORD & THOMM JUTZ, WALL DOGS (2024) LYRICS.rtf
V4) 9000 made, that’s not too many
Today they cost you a pretty penny
Sometimes the old is better than new
Hooray for the Gals from Kalamazoo
CH) Some were ragged, some were
rough
Only a Gibson is Good Enough
Some still ring, just like a bell
Each one built by a Banner Gal
V5) Rose the Riveter and all of her kin
All played a part, all helped to win
Some built