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
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