G
I ain't gonna work on the railroad
                        D
Ain't gonna work on the farm
G
Lay around the shack
         C
Till the mail train comes back
              D          G
And then I'll roll in my sweet baby's arms

[Chorus]
G
Roll in my sweet baby's arms
                        D
Roll in my sweet baby's arms
G
Lay around the shack
         C
Till the mail train comes back
              D          G
And then I'll roll in my sweet baby's arms

[Verse]
G
Never get a letter from my own true love
                        D
She has quit writing to me
G                      C
She must think I don't love her like I used to
         D                    G
Well now ain't that a foolish idea

[Chorus]
G
Roll in my sweet baby's arms
                        D
Roll in my sweet baby's arms
G
Lay around the shack
         C
Till the mail train comes back
              D          G
And then I'll roll in my sweet baby's arms

[Verse]
G
Mommy is a ginny cake baker
                     D
Sister can weave and spin
G                                C
Daddy's got an interest in that  old cotton mill
       D                         G
Just a-watch that old money roll in

[Chorus]
G
Roll in my sweet baby's arms
                         D
Roll  in my sweet baby's arms
G
Lay round the shack
         C
Till the mail train comes back
D                           G
And roll in my sweet baby's arms

[Verse]
G
Where were you last Friday night
                      D
While I was lyin' in jail
G                   C
Walking the streets with another man
D                    G
And you wouldn't even go my bail

[Chorus]
G
Roll in my sweet baby's arms
                         D
Roll  in my sweet baby's arms
G
Lay round the shack
         C
Till the mail train comes back
D                           G
And roll in my sweet baby's arms