he lived by the apple orchard in this little old orchard shack his real name was jackson taylor but i called him applejack now old applejack was loved by everyone he ever knew applejack picked apples but he picked the banjo too play a song for me applejack applejack play a song for me and i ll sing play a song for me applejack applejack play a song let your banjo ring now i d go down to applejack s almost every day we d sit and we d drink applejack that old applejack had made then he d take his banjo down then he d ask me if i d sing and he would play the banjo and i d play my tambourine play a song for me applejack applejack play a song for me and i ll sing play a song for me applejack applejack play a song let your banjo ring that s when i was just a kid and now that i am grown all i have are memories old applejack is gone oh but he left me his banjo and it always takes me back and every time i play it i still hear applejack play a song for me applejack applejack play a song for me and i ll sing play a song for me applejack applejack play a song let your banjo ring oh play a song for me applejack applejack play a song for me and i ll sing play a song for me applejack applejack play a song let your banjo ring one more time play a song for me applejack applejack play a song for me and i ll sing play a song for me applejack applejack play a song let your banjo ring