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Thread #97325   Message #1915336
Posted By: Richie
20-Dec-06 - 10:19 PM
Thread Name: Origin: Roll on the Ground / Big Ball in Town
Subject: RE: origin: Roll on the Ground/Big Ball in-
Here's my transcription of "Roll on de Ground". Corrections are welcome. You can click the link the first entry to listen:

Roll on de Ground- Billy Golden
Roll on de Ground (Coon Song) (1899) With piano
Roll on de Ground (Coon Song) (1911) With orchestra
Collected Works of Billy Golden

(orchestral intro)spoken: Roll you webfoot, you webfoot roll

Well, When you've got lots of money,
Roll in my arms.
And when all your money's gone
Roll on the ground.

I went down to New Orleans,
Didn't go to stay.
And I throwed myself in a yellow gal's lap
And the yellow gal fainted away.

Roll on the ground boys,
Roll on the ground, well-
Roll on the ground boys
Roll on the ground, keep a rollin'
Roll on the ground boys,
Roll on the ground, well, well
Roll on the ground boys
Roll on the ground.

I went to see Miss Suzy
A-standing at the door
Shoes and stockings in her hand
Her feet all over the floor

Raccoon's got a bushy tail
Possum's tail is bare
Rabbit got no tail at all
Just a little bunch of hair

Roll on the ground boys,
Roll on the ground, well-
Roll on the ground boys
Roll on the ground, keep a rollin'
Roll on the ground boys,
Roll on the ground, well, well
Roll on the ground boys
Roll on the ground.