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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.

_______

Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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