''Monsieur Banjo'' is an American
folk song
Folk music is a music genre that includes #Traditional folk music, traditional folk music and the Contemporary folk music, contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be c ...
. Its existence as a "slave song" was attested in 1867.
It came to public attention when it was included as the fourth track on side two of
Pete Seeger's 1961 album "American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 4".
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American folk songs