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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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Listen to Scott Anthony perform "Roll On, Mississippi, Roll On" (mp3)

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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