One Man Band

Once I knew a country boy who had a five-piece band
Without a doubt, the wildest guitar picker in the land
One Friday night, the banjo player failed to make the show
Phil had to make his guitar sound just like an old banjo

One day, he made a record, and that record made a hit
So, he joined a road show to make the most of it
One night in Tallahassee, the steel man lost his bar
Phil had to make his guitar sound just like a steel guitar

The steel man found his bar alright, but the sax man found it first
In his girlfriend's Cadillac, it seems he thought the worst
The sax man chewed his mouthpiece up that night in San Antone
Phil had to make his guitar sound just like a saxophone

Well, the bass man was a lover, a master at the art
Every time he left the town, he left a broken heart
He met his match in New Orleans and had to be replaced
Phil had to make his guitar sound just like an upright bass

You heard him make his guitar sound just like an old banjo
Steel guitar, saxophone, and upright bass and so
Just in case you're wondering who's got so many hands
Well, here he is, turn him loose, Phil Ball and the One Man Band