Written by Traditional
A I'm gonna lay around the shack A D Till the mail train comes back D E B Then I'll roll in my sweet baby's arms. A Well, I ain't gonna work on the railroad A E I ain't gonna work on the farm E A Hey, I'll lay around the shack A D Till the mail train comes back D E A And roll in my sweet baby's arms.A Well, now where were you last Saturday night A E While I was a lyin' in jail E A D Hey, you're walkin' the streets with another man E A Wouldn't even go my bail.A Well, I'm rollin' in my sweet baby's arms A E Rollin' in my sweet baby's arms A Lay around the shack A D Till the mail train comes back D E A Then I'll roll in my sweet baby's arms.Instrumental B F# B E F# B A Well, now mama's a beauty operator A E Sister can weave and can spin E A D Hey, now daddy owns an interest in an old cotton gin E A Watch that ol' money roll in.A Well, I'm rollin' in my sweet baby's arms A E Rollin' in my sweet baby's arms A Lay around the shack A D Till the mail train comes back D E A I'll roll in my sweet baby's arms.Tag A E A Then I'll roll in my sweet baby's armsA Well, I'm rollin' in my sweet baby's arms A E Rollin' in my sweet baby's arms A Lay around the shack A D Till the mail train comes back D E A Then Ill roll in my sweet baby's arms