John Cohen's recording of George Landers performing this can be found on Various Artists 'High Atmosphere' Rounder CD 0028. Cohen's own performance of it is on John Cohen 'Stories the Crow Told Me' Acoustic Disc ACD-34. Cohen noted that, at the time of his recording of Landers, the song had not been found in any other collection although there was a similar song in one of the Union Grove Fiddlers' Convention records.

Landers text has minor differences from that posted above by Greg. It is easier to repost an amended version rather than point out the individual departures. In respect of the words in square brackets, Landers could be singing either. Cohen sings 'round' for the first one but, with the 'revolver' line, simply drags out the syllables of 'revolver' - it seems to me that Landers mutters 'do' or 'dear' after 'revolver'. In the chorus, Cohen sings 'are', but Landers sings a-burning with the 'a' pronounced as in 'hay'. Here is my attempted transcription of Landers:

ROLLING MILLS ARE BURNING DOWN

Chorus:
Yes, them rolling mills a-burnin' down, plumb down
Yes, them rolling mills a-burnin' down
Yes, them rolling mills a-burnin' down, plumb down to the ground
And they'll never build them back any more

Oh my darlin', oh darlin' [run/round] here
For I don't want to hear you cry
Oh the best of friends will fall out and fight
And it's why not you and I

(chorus)

Come get your revolver [do/dear]
And come and shoot out my brain
For I'd rather be dead and buried in my grave
Than to be in the trouble I'm in

(chorus)

There's a pain in my finger I know
There's a pain in my toe
There's a pain in my true love's side
Where somebody's fooled her I know

(chorus)

--Stewie.