INTRO:INSTRUMENTAL ( PLAY OVER THE CHORUS ) CHORUS / INSTRUMENTAL A5 Roll in my sweet baby's arms E5 Roll in my sweet baby's arms A5 Lay round the shack D5 Till the mail train comes back E5 A5 And roll in my sweet baby's arms VERSE /VOCALS BEGIN A5 I ain't gonna work on the railroad E5 Ain't gonna work on the farm A5 Lay around the shack D5 Till the mail train comes back E5 A5 And roll in my sweet baby's arms A5 Roll in my sweet baby's arms E5 Roll in my sweet baby's arms A5 Lay round the shack D5 Till the mail train comes back E5 A5 And roll in my sweet baby's arms INSTRUMENTAL OVER VERSE AND CHORUS VERSE A5 Now where were you last Friday night E5 While I was lyin' in jail A5 D5 Walking the streets with another man E5 A5 Wouldn't even go my bail CHORUS A5 Roll in my sweet baby's arms E5 Roll in my sweet baby's arms A5 Lay round the shack D5 Till the mail train comes back E5 A5 And roll in my sweet baby's arms INSTRUMENTAL: PLAY VERSE AND CHORUS VERSE A5 I know your parents don't like me E5 They turn me away from your door A5 D5 Had my life to live over E5 A5 Wouldn't go there any more CHORUS A5 Roll in my sweet baby's arms E5 Roll in my sweet baby's arms A5 Lay round the shack D5 Till the mail train comes back E5 A5 And roll in my sweet baby's arms INSTRUMENTAL: PLAY CHORUS CHORUS A5 Roll in my sweet baby's arms E5 Roll in my sweet baby's arms A5 Lay round the shack D5 Till the mail train comes back E5 A5 And roll in my sweet baby's arms