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Virgil's Sweet Six String

from Backroads by Johnsmith

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song about my 35 year music partner Dan Sebranek's dad Virgil's vintage 1957 electric Gibson 225. Nobody loved music like Virgil and he never missed a gig of ours. Bless his soul

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Virgil’s Sweet Six String
Written by Johnsmith

Virgil Sebranek was his name
His sweet six string was a Gibson made
She looked real nice there on his lap
Then he’d plug her into his old tube amp

He had a little band and they played around
Down at the Old Folks Home in town
Johnny on the banjo, Bec on the keys
Virgil on his sweet six string

Chorus :
Virgil on his sweet six string
He turned her up and he made her sing
Happy as a lark in spring
Virgil on his sweet six string
Virgil on his sweet six string

He worked all week to feed his kids
He cleared brush from the power lines, he did
He saved his pennies and he saved his dimes
‘Til he had enough so he could buy
That pretty guitar that he saw
In the mail order guitar catalog
And when the weekends rolled around
Virgil’s sweet six string rang out

Chorus

Now Virgil’s gone, God Bless his soul
He lies high on the hill and I’m sure he knows
That his kids and grandkids carry on
Down in the valley when the sun goes down
About this time, every year
Friends and family gather here
To hear that sweet bluegrassy ring
From the fiddle and the banjo
And the sweet six string

Chorus 2x

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from Backroads, released January 3, 2022
Johnsmith guitar/vocal, Tim O'Brien banjo fiddle, Dan Sebranek electirc guitar/vocals, Larry Dalton bass, Rich MacDonald drums, Elisi Smith-Waller harmonies

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Johnsmith Trempealeau, Wisconsin

Kerrville TX fest New Folk winner. Teaches songwriting, leads music groups to Ireland, raft trips to Idaho, was featured on NPR's ‘New Dimensions’.
“Johnsmith’s songs make me laugh, cry, dance, or just sing along. He is one of the most consistent writers of quality songs that I’ve ever met.” Lydia Hutchinson, Editor, Performing Songwriter Magazine ... more

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