ROLL ON
copyright2013barbarawilkinson
V1
WAS A RAILWAY RUNNER
HAD WHEELS OF STEEL
RUBBED THE TRACKS FROM BIRMINGHAM TO NEW ORLEANS
I POPPED AND CREAKED ALOT
WHILE GOING SLOW
RATTLED ON LIKE A LITTLE TWO YEAR OLD
CH 1
CARRIED LOGS AND LUMBER
OLD HOBOS LOST IN SLUMBER
PAST THE TOWNS AND CROSSINGS
COTTON AND BEANS
I BEEN HERE AND THERE
AND IN BETWEEN SOMEWHERE
I FOUND OUT WHAT IT MEANS
TO ROLL ON
V2
WAS A STEAMBOAT FLOATER
HAD COAL TO BURN
I RAN BETWEEN MEMPHIS AND NEW ORLEANS
ON THE MUDDY WATER
I WAS A QUEEN
I MADE WAVES LIKE I WAS SEVENTEEN
CH 2
CARRIED CARS AND GAMBLERS
BUSINESSMEN AND RAMBLERS
PAST THE TREES AND SANDBARS
AND THE ENDLESS TURNS
I BEEN HERE AND THERE
AND IN BETWEEN SOMEWHERE
I FOUND OUT WHAT IT MEANS
TO ROLL ON
BRIDGE
SO ROLL ON AWAY
ROLL ON TO ANOTHER DAY
TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE
AND THE ROAD IS LONG
SO ROLL ON
WAS A RAILWAY RUNNER
HAD WHEELS OF STEEL
RUBBED THE TRACKS FROM BIRMINGHAM TO NEW ORLEANS
2013BARBARAWILKINSON
Nice song Barbara...you do good work :) Hope to see you all when Marie is here in August.