Written by Buddy Holly/Bob Montgomery/Norman Petty
E Well, my old car's a rollin' down the line A Thoughts of my baby runnin' through my mind B A She's a-waitin' for me, I gotta be on time E A E A E A E A E A E I gotta roll roll roll roll roll roll roll, I gotta roll roll roll roll roll A E roll roll E Well, the white marker's flying off the road below A When I'm really flying low B A My baby's waiting, I can't go slow E A E A E A E A E A E I gotta roll roll roll roll roll roll roll, I gotta roll roll roll roll roll A E roll roll A E Well, the big policeman pulled along side of me A E He said, "Boy, you ain't quite as fast as me" A E I showed him a picture of that baby of mine F# B7 He said, "Boy, you gotta roll on down that line" E Well, my old car's a rollin' down the line A Thoughts of my baby runnin' through my mind B A She's a-waitin' for me I gotta be on time E A E A E A E A E A E I gotta roll roll roll roll roll roll roll, I gotta roll roll roll roll roll A E roll roll E Well, my old car's a rollin' down the line A Thoughts of my baby runnin' through my mind B A She's a-waitin' for me, I gotta be on time E A E A E A E A E A E I gotta roll roll roll roll roll roll roll, I gotta roll roll roll roll roll A E roll roll E Well, the white marker's flying off the road below A When I'm really flying low B A My baby's waiting, I can't go slow E A E A E A E A E A E I gotta roll roll roll roll roll roll roll, I gotta roll roll roll roll roll A E roll roll A E Well, the big policeman pulled along side of me A E He said, "Boy, you ain't quite as fast as me" A E I showed him a picture of that baby of mine F# B7 He said, "Boy, you gotta roll on down that line" E Well, my old car's a rollin' down the line A Thoughts of my baby runnin' through my mind B A She's a-waitin' for me I gotta be on time E A E A E A E A E A B7 I gotta roll roll roll roll roll roll roll, I gotta roll roll roll roll roll E on down the line