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Roll On, Mississippi, Roll On
Words and Music by Eugene West, James McCaffrey, Dave Ringle - 1931
Verse:
Em             G+ G           Em6 Am -
B7 - Em         C7    Em C7  Em  C7  Em
Em             G+ G           Em6 Am -
B7 - Em         C7    Em C7  Em  C7  Em
Em             A7 D7 G -                   Db7
D               Bb7 E7          A7 D            Db7 D7
Chorus:
G - C7 -            C7+
G - A7 -
D7           A7 Ddim       D7 - -
G             D7 Gdim        G Gdim D7
G - C7 -            C7+
G - B7 -
Ddim - - -
Edim - - -            D7
G - E7 -
A7 D7 G -
Patter:
C7 - - -
A7 - - -
B7 - - Em
A7   D7         Db7 D7
1/2 Chorus:
G - C7 -              C7+
G - B7 -
Ddim - - -
Edim - - -              D7
G - E7 -
A7 D7 G - (end)
16-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.
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Verse:
Hear that whistle, there goes the bell____
That means we're on our way____
All aboard, boy, I'm feelin' swell____
This is my happy day____
Paddle wheel, you're mighty, mighty slow____
That's why I keep shouting "Let 'er go."
 
Chorus:
Roll on, you Mississippi, roll on____
Come on you Lazy steamer, move on____
Clear the river, here we come,
Watch her smoke boy hear that engine hummin' Lawdy,
Take a look____ at that shore____
Soon I'll be with the folks I adore____
There's a spot____ 'Round that bend,
That's my home____ my journey's end,
Come on you Old Man River, come on____
Roll on, you Mississippi roll on.
 
Patter:
Natchez town, Do tell____ Farewell,____ Natchez town,
Mustn't fret____ I'm upset____ Gettin' worse you bet.
I gotta holler so they'll hear it miles around,
I want the world to know I'm Memphis bound.____ Oh! Lawdy
 
1/2 Chorus:
Take a look____ at that shore____
Soon I'll be with the folks I adore____
There's a spot____ 'Round that bend,
That's my home____ my journey's end,
Come on you Old Man River, come on____
Roll on, you Mississippi roll on.
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Arranged by Jim Bottorff
 
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