14 Feb 97 - 07:19 AM (#2210) Subject: I'm Bettin' the Roll on Roamer From: Ralph Butts Can anyone help me with this one? Title, lyric, origin? What I can recall is shown below. Thanks...Tiger The old man sat in the grandstand chair, Hay in his whiskers, hay in his hair, And his voice rang out through the frosty air, I'm bettin' the roll on Roamer. He was sired by Zev down in Arkansas, His mother was a cousin of Man O'War, And he won every race that he started for, I'm bettin' the roll on Roamer. |
10 Apr 97 - 07:13 AM (#4435) Subject: RE: I'm Bettin' the Roll on Roamer From: Ralph Butts I sure would. I've been after this one for a long time.....Tiger |
01 May 97 - 11:11 PM (#4781) Subject: Lyr Add: I'M BETTING THE ROLL ON ROAMER (Crumit) From: Frank Maher fmaher@nfld.com I'M BETTING THE ROLL ON ROAMER As sung by Frank Crumit)
An old man sat in the grandstand chair,
"She was sired by Zeb out in Arkansas.
"I'm bold enough when this race is run.
"Then I'll build a big city mansion
The jocks were dressed in their silks so gay.
Then off they rode to the starting place,
The crowd was still and the air was tense,
"Then I'll build that big city mansion,
The old man climbed to a higher spot.
"They passed the quarter. O Lord, be kind,
The crowd all yelled when they packed the line.
"There may be a big city mansion,
(It may not be 100 per cent, but it's the best I can do) |
02 May 97 - 06:02 AM (#4788) Subject: RE: I'm Bettin' the Roll on Roamer From: Ralph Butts Frank.....Thanks so much. I thought perhaps we'd lost the thread in the April massacre. Now, any idea where it comes from? Thanks again......Tiger |
02 May 97 - 08:46 AM (#4793) Subject: RE: I'm Bettin' the Roll on Roamer From: Frank Maher I have no idea where the Song comes from.I have it on a record by a Singer named Frank Crumit (1930) Glad to be of help!! FM |
21 May 97 - 12:38 PM (#5483) Subject: RE: I'm Bettin' the Roll on Roamer From: Ralph Butts Thanks again, Frank. With your info, I've even been able to locate a copy of the recording......Tiger |
14 Apr 05 - 02:53 PM (#1461320) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'm Bettin' the Roll on Roamer From: GUEST,hpst@earthlink.net Only one mistake I noticed. It should b3e "I'm folding up when this race is run." It was recorded by Frank Crumit as the B side of "The Return of Abdul Abulbull Amir". Page Stephens |
14 Apr 05 - 03:37 PM (#1461365) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'm Bettin' the Roll on Roamer From: GUEST Pardon my hubris. The correct words are: An old man sat in the grandstand chair, Hay in his whiskers, grey in his hair, And his voice rang out on the sultry air, "I'm bettin' the roll on Roamer! "She was sired by Zev out in Arkansas. Her mother was cousin to Man o' War. She's broke every record that she's tried for. I'm bettin' the roll on Roamer! "I'm folding up when this race is run. The bookies are laying me thirty to one. It's a lead-pipe cinch I'm a son of a gun. I'm bettin' the roll on Roamer! Chorus "Then I'll build a big city mansion And a summer home down by the sea, And I'll put the old mare on a pension, When she brings home the bacon to me. " The jocks were dressed in their silks so gay. The crowd was immense that Memorial Day. "She'll win in a walk," they heard him say. "I'm bettin' the roll on Roamer." Then off they rode to the starting place, While thousands debated who'd win the race. You could read the words in the old man's face: "I'm bettin' the roll on Roamer." The crowd was still and the air was tense, And thousands were holding their breath in suspense. Came a voice as sharp as a picket fence: "I'm bettin' the roll on Roamer! Chorus "Then I'll build that big city mansion, And that summer home down by the sea, And I'll put the old mare on a pension, When she brings home the bacon to me." The old man climbed to a higher spot. The barrier's sprung and they're off like a shot, With the old man yellin', believe it or not, "I'm bettin' the roll on Roamer. They passed the corner, Oh Lord, be kind, For Roamer is nearly a quarter behind. "That jockey must either be dumb or blind, And I'm bettin' the roll on Roamer." The crowd all yelled when they passed the line. They pulled in the stretch and the goin' was fine. "I thought I was rich but she slipped in a ditch, And I had all my roll on Roamer." "There may be a big city mansion, And there may be a home by the sea, And the mare may be put on a pension, But by somebody else beside me." |
14 Apr 05 - 07:39 PM (#1461591) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'm Bettin' the Roll on Roamer From: katlaughing I was pleased to include this on a set of CDs I made off my parents' old 78's, last year, in this thread: click HERE. If anyone is interested in the sound file of this song in particular, please PM me with an email addy and I'll send it. kat |
15 Apr 05 - 05:20 AM (#1461908) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'm Bettin' the Roll on Roamer From: Flash Company I remember this being sung by Buck Douglas with Big Bill Campbell in WW2 on BBC radio. Very last line changed to 'But by some other sucker than me'. Didn't realise it was originally Frank Crumit. Has that resonance though. FC |
02 Jun 23 - 07:24 PM (#4173703) Subject: RE: A SEVENTY YEAR OLD FOLLOWER From: and e A SEVENTY YEAR OLD FOLLOWER From Immortalia, 1927. Available online here: https://archive.org/details/1927immortaliapirated/page/6/mode/2up?q=walk Frank Crumit was known for cleaning up bawdy songs (e.g. The Gay Caballero, Abdul Abul Bul Amir, etc.). This 1930 song by Crumit is another example. |
07 Jun 23 - 10:01 PM (#4174098) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'm Bettin' the Roll on Roamer From: and e THE OLD SPORT.*--> "His record's straight, he can't go slow-- Pg 272, The Canfield Collection, [undated, c1927, typscript with ms addition]. See online here: https://archive.org/details/1926canfieldcollection/page/n271/mode/2up |
08 Jun 23 - 09:08 AM (#4174124) Subject: RE: ADD: I'm Bettin' the Roll on Roamer From: and e LOST THE RACE BY JESUS Transcribed from the LP, Just Something My Uncle Told Me: Blaggardy Folk Songs From The Southern United States. 1981. Rounder Records. |