Rolling In My Sweet Baby’s Arms

Trad.

 Ev. Capo II

I [G]ain’t gonna work on the railroad 

I ain’t gonna work on the [D]farm 

Gonna [G]lay ’round this shack till the [C]mail train comes back 

And [D]roll in my sweet baby’s [G]arms.

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[G]Roll in my sweet baby’s arms 

Roll in my sweet baby’s [D]arms 

Gonna [G]lay ’round this shack till the [C]mail train comes back 

And [D]roll in my sweet baby’s [G]arms.

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[G]Where were you last Friday night 

While I was lying in [D]jail 

[G]You were out walking the [C]street with another man 

[D]Wouldn’t even go my [G]bail.

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[G]Roll in my sweet baby’s arms 

Roll in my sweet baby’s [D]arms 

Gonna [G]lay ’round this shack till the [C]mail train comes back 

And [D]roll in my sweet baby’s [G]arms.

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[G]Mama was a beauty operator 

Sister could weave and [D]spin 

[G]Daddy’s got an interest in an [C]old cotton mill 

[D]Watch that money roll [G]in.

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[G]Roll in my sweet baby’s arms 

Roll in my sweet baby’s [D]arms 

Gonna [G]lay ’round this shack till the [C]mail train comes back 

And [D]roll in my sweet baby’s [G]arms.

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[G]I know your parents don’t like me 

They run me away from your [D]door 

If [G]I had my life to live over again 

[D]I wouldn’t go back there no [G]more.

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[G]Roll in my sweet baby’s arms 

Roll in my sweet baby’s [D]arms 

Gonna [G]lay ’round this shack till the [C]mail train comes back 

And [D]roll in my sweet baby’s [G]arms.

{eoc}

Extra verse from Guy Davis:

Mama, nail my shoes to the kitchen floor

Mama, nail my shoes to the kitchen floor

When that engine pass the do’ I won’t go to work no mo’

Mama, nail my shoes to the kitchen floor.

Hand me down my banjo one more time 

Hand me down my banjo one more time

Put a chicken wing in my hand, and I’ll be yo’ lovin’ man

Hand me down my banjo one more time.

Mama rock yo’ hips from side to side 

Mama rock yo’ hips from side to side

If you’re going down the track, tell the boss I won’t be back

Mama rock yo’ hips from side to side.