ROLLIN’ AND A-TUMBLIN’

Hambone Willie Newbern

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[G]Well, I [C]rolled and I tumbled, cried the whole [A#]night [G]long

[G]Well, I [C]rolled and I tumbled, cried the whole [A#]night [G]long

Well, I [D]woke up this mornin’, [C]didn’t know right [A”]from wrong

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Well, I told my baby, before I left that town

Well, I told my baby, before I left that town

Well, don’t you let nobody, tear my barrelhouse down

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Well, ahh, mmm-hmmm, owww, oww ooo, aww, oww, oh

Aaa, mmm-hmmm, oww, oh oh oh, owww, oww ooo, aww, oww, oh

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Well, if the river was whiskey, and I was a divin’ duck

Well, if the river was whiskey, and I was a divin’ duck

Well, I would dive to the bottom, never would I come up

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Well, I could a had a religion, this bad old thing instead

Well, I could a had a religion, this bad old thing instead

Well, all whiskey and women, would not let me pray

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Well, ahh, mmm-hmmm, owww, oww ooo, aww, oww, oh

Aaa, mmm-hmmm, oww, oh oh oh owww, oww ooo, aww, oww, oh

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We were rollin’ and tumblin’, Right the whole night long

We were rollin’ and tumblin’, Right the whole night long

When I woke up this mornin’ babe, All I had was gone

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Well I rolled my baby, Got to jump and shout

Said I rolled my baby, Got to jump and shout

When that train rolls up boys, Goin’ walkin’ on home

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Well engine driver blows that whistle, Fireman rings that bell

Say engine driver blows that whistle, Fireman rings that bell

Well I didn’t have time boys, to bid my baby farewell