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Pennsylvania Polka
Words and Music by Lester Lee and Zeke Manners - 1942
 Intro:
F -                C7 F -                C7
 Chorus:
F - - -
- -               Fdim C7 -
- - - -
- -                C+ F -                 C7
F - - -
- F7 Eb              Bb -
- C7 F -               Fdim
C7 - F -
 Interlude:
Bb -                F7 Bb -                 F7
Bb - - -
- - F7 -
- - - -
- - Bb -
- - - -
- - Eb             G7 Cm
- Ebm           F7 Bb -              Bbdim
F7 - C7             F7 Bb  (C7 repeat chorus)
8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.
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Intro:
(No words)
 
Chorus:
Strike up the music, the band has begun,
The Pennsylvana Polka.
Pick out your partner and join in the fun,
The Pennsylvana Polka.
It started in Scranton, it's now Number One,
It's bound to entertain ya.
Ev'rybody has a mania,
To do the Polka from Pennsylvania.
 
Interlude:
(No words)
While they're dancing,
Ev'rybody's cares are quickly gone.
Sweet romancing,
This goes on and on until the dawn.
They're so care free,
Gay with laughter, happy as can be.
They stop to have a beer, then the crowd begins to cheer,
They kiss and then they start to dance again.
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Listen to Sacramento Banjo Band play "Pennsylvania Polka" (mp3)
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Arranged by Jim Bottorff
 
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