Len Chandler once explained to me that this story was inspired by many times and places in history, and that it could be seen as a metaphor for the black/white struggle in America, that perhaps Thomasina represents Black America in his/her continuing quest for meaningful equality. (We might have been a little tipsy at the time.) In any case, Roll Turn Spin was a staple of my repertoire from 1963 on. In 2000, with Len's blessing, I set out to record it for the CD Paul Mills and I were making, titled All The Good Times. Alas, it didn't make the final cut, but I do have it In my Itunes collection and could e-mail it as an MP3, if anyone really wants to hear it. I should warn that, again with Len's blessing, I cut two verses. We agreed they were unnecessarily repetitious and made the song very, very long, but I missed them immediately, and if I were to sing it now, it would be intact, just because I love the poetry so much. Joanne