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Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms/Rolling In My Sweet Baby's Arms/ I'll Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms
TRaditional Old-Time Breakdown and Bluegrass Song- Widely Known
ARTIST: Richard Matteson
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtT25t42_1o
Sheet Music: http://books.google.com/books?id=ynTCHyUPwC0C&pg=SA1-PA24&dq=Roll+in+my+Sweet+Baby's+Arms&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html&cd=7
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CATEGORY: Traditional and Public Domain Bluerass Songs;
DATE: 1800s; Recorded 1931 by Buster Carter and Preston Young; 1936 by the Monroe Brothers
RECORDING INFO: Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms [Me II-Z23]
Wernick, Peter (ed.) / Bluegrass Songbook, Oak, Sof (1976), p 79a
Silverman, Jerry (ed.) / Flat-Picker's Guitar Guide, Oak, Sof (1963), p33
Blood, Peter; and Annie Patterson (eds.) / Rise Up Singing, Sing Out, Sof (1992/1989), p149
Banjo Newsletter, BNL, Ser (1973-), 1977/05,p 9
Banjo Newsletter, BNL, Ser (1973-), 1977/06,p21
Barenberg, Russ / Teach Yourself Bluegrass Guitar, Amsco, Sof (1978), p16
Bailey, Mike. Banjo Newsletter, BNL, Ser (1973-), 1982/05,p28
Barrier Brothers. Pickin' and Singin', Old Homestead OHCS 108, LP (1977), trk# 15 [1957ca]
Boxcar Willie. King of the Road, Warwick WW 5084, LP (1980), trk# B.06
Brislin, Richard W.. Banjo Newsletter, BNL, Ser (1973-), 1978/08,p14
Carter and Young. Southern Dance Music, Vol. 2, Old-Timey LP 101, LP (1965), trk# 11 [1931/06/26] (I'll Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms)
Carter and Young. Bluegrass Bonanza., Properbox 29, CD (2001), trk# 1.24 [1931/06/26] (I'll Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms)
Church Brothers. Early Days of Bluegrass, Vol. 8, Rounder 1020, LP (1981), trk# 9 [1952ca]
Crowe, J. D.; and the New South. New South Live, Trio PA 6326, LP (1975), trk# B.01
Davis, Janet. Banjo Newsletter, BNL, Ser (1973-), 1983/03,p26
Elliott, Ramblin' Jack. Hard Travelin': Songs by Woody Guthrie and Others, Fantasy F 24720, LP (1977), trk# 19
Elliott, Ramblin' Jack. Jack Elliott, Archive of Folk Music FS-210, LP (1967), trk# B.05
Flatt & Scruggs & the Foggy Mountain Boys. Flatt And Scruggs. Country and Western Classics, Time-Life Records TLCW-04, LP (1982), trk# A.07 [1950/10]
Flatt & Scruggs & the Foggy Mountain Boys. Original Sound, Mercury MG 20773, LP (1963), trk# B.03 [1950/10/20]
Lilly Brothers. Country Songs, Rounder SS002, LP (198?), trk# 6
Mellin, Norman. Devil's Box, Devil's Box, Ser, 24/2, p28(1990)
Monroe Brothers. Feast Here Tonight, Bluebird AXM2-5510, LP (1975), trk# 16 [1936/10/12]
Monroe Brothers. Are You From Dixie? Great Country Brother Teams of the 1930's, RCA (Victor) 8417-4-R, Cas (1988), trk# 14 [1936/10/12]
New Lost City Ramblers. New Lost City Ramblers, Vol. 3, Folkways FA 2398, LP (1961), trk# 2 (I'll Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms)
New Lost City Ramblers. Cohen, John, Mike Seeger & Hally Wood / Old Time String Band Songbook, Oak, Sof (1976/1964), p178 (I'll Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms)
New Lost City Ramblers. Sing Out Reprints, Sing Out, Sof (1959), 7, p13
Sax, Rob. Banjo Newsletter, BNL, Ser (1973-), 1982/08,p12
Scruggs, Earl. Banjo Newsletter, BNL, Ser (1973-), 1982/10,p22
Scruggs, Earl. Banjo Newsletter, BNL, Ser (1973-), 1982/03,p19
Scruggs, Earl. Banjo Newsletter, BNL, Ser (1973-), 1978/07,p20
Snow, Kilby. Mountain Music on the Autoharp, Folkways FA 2365, LP (1965), trk# 13 [1961/07/19] (Ain't Going to Work Tomorrow)
Traum, Happy. Traum, Happy (ed.) / Bluegrass Guitar, Oak, Sof (1974), p 41
Trischka, Tony. Trischka, Tony (ed.) / Banjo Song Book, Oak, Sof (1978), p109
Watson, Doc and Merle. Ballads from Deep Gap, Vanguard VSD 6576, LP (1971), trk# 1
Roll in the Barrel
Burke, Kevin. Kevin Burke in Concert, Green Linnet GLCD 1196, CD (1999), trk# 10a
Carroll, Liz; and John Doyle. In Play, Compass 7 4418 2, CD (2005), trk# 3a
Hayes, Martin; and Dennis Cahill. Lonesome Touch, Green Linnet GLCD 1181, CD (1997), trk# 10a
OTHER NAMES: “I'll Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms;” “Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms,”
SOURCES: Folk Index; Meade
NOTES: Key G; "Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms" is one of the most popular bluegrass songs being recorded in 1931 by Buster Carter and Preston Young, 1936 by the Monroe Brothers and 1950 by Flatt and Scruggs.
BALLAD INDEX: Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms
DESCRIPTION: Chorus: "Roll in my sweet baby's arms (2x)/Lay around the shack till the mail train comes back/Roll in my sweet baby's arms." Floating verses, e.g. "Ain't gonna work on the railroad/Ain't gonna work on the farm"; "Where was you last Friday night...."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1931 (recording, Buster Carter & Preston Young)
KEYWORDS: humorous nonballad floatingverses separation
FOUND IN: US(Ap,SE)
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Cohen/Seeger/Wood, p. 178, "I'll Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms" (1 text, 1 tune)
Silber-FSWB, p. 159, "Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms" (1 text)
DT, ROLLBABY*
RECORDINGS:
Buster Carter & Preston Young, "I'll Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms" (Columbia 15690-D, 1931)
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs, "Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms" (Mercury 6372, c. 1951)
Monroe Brothers, "Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms" (Bluebird B-6773, 1937)
New Lost City Ramblers, "I'll Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms" (on NLCR03)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Late Last Night When Willie Came Home" (words)
cf. "My God, How the Money Rolls In" (words)
Notes: Paul Stamler lists this as a humorous song. I thought I should add that the versions I've heard have been done "straight," often with a blues feel. - RBW
ROLL IN MY SWEET BABY'S ARMS- Richard Matteson C 1997
I ain't gonna work on no railroad
I ain't gonna work on the farm,
Gonna lay 'round the track till the mail train comes back
Then I'll roll in my sweet baby's arms.
CHORUS: Roll in my swwet baby's arms,
Roll in my sweet baby's arms,
Lay round this shack till the mail train gets back
Roll in my sweet baby's arms.
Now where were you last Saturday night
While I was layin' in the jail?
You hangin' round that old saw mill,
And you wouldn't even go my bail.
Sometimes there's a change in the ocean,
Sometimes there's a change in the sea
Sometimes there's a change in my own true love,
Bust there's never no changes in me.
I know your parents don't like me
They turn me away from your door,
If I had to my life all over again,
Well, I'd never go back there anymore.
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