Roll Down the Line-Pete Seeger

[ti:Roll Down the Line] [ar:Pete Seeger] [al:Industrial Ballads Volume 1] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Roll Down the Line - Pete Seeger [00:02.11]Way back yonder in Tennessee [00:04.22]They leased the convicts out [00:06.11] [00:06.65]Set them workin' in the mine [00:08.93]Against free labor stout [00:11.11]Free labor rebelled against it [00:13.23]To win it took some time [00:15.42]But when the lease was in effect [00:17.65]It made 'em rise an' shine [00:19.80]Buddy won't you roll down the line [00:21.93]Buddy won't you roll down the line [00:23.79] [00:24.50]Yonder come my darlin' [00:26.40]Comin' down the line [00:28.30]Buddy won't you roll down the line [00:30.33]Buddy won't you roll down the line [00:32.17] [00:32.86]Yonder come my darlin' [00:34.93]Comin' down the line [00:36.56] [00:45.53]Early Monday mornin' [00:47.26]They get 'em up on time [00:48.55] [00:49.51]Send you down the lone rock [00:51.48]Jus' to look into that mine [00:53.67]Send you down the lone rock [00:55.13] [00:55.81]Jus' to look into that hole [00:57.84]Very next thing the captain says [00:59.74]"You better get your coal" [01:01.54]Buddy won't you roll down the line [01:03.66]Buddy won't you roll down the line [01:06.08]Yonder come my darlin' [01:08.05]Comin' down the line [01:09.94]Buddy won't you roll down the line [01:11.85]Buddy won't you roll down the line [01:13.63] [01:14.36]Yonder come my darlin' [01:16.20]Comin' down the line [01:17.80] [01:22.35]The beans they are half done [01:24.44]The bread is not so well [01:26.45]The meat it is all burned up [01:27.96]And the coffee's black as heck [01:29.58] [01:30.27]But when you get your task done [01:32.47]An' on the floor you fall [01:34.13] [01:35.06]Anything you get to eat [01:36.63]Will taste good done all wrong [01:38.47]Buddy won't you roll down the line [01:40.25]Buddy won't you roll down the line [01:42.92]Yonder come my darlin' [01:44.76]Comin' down the line [01:46.55]Buddy won't you roll down the line [01:48.51]Buddy won't you roll down the line [01:51.05]Yonder come my darlin' [01:52.94]Comin' down the line [01:54.49] [02:02.38]The bank boss he's a hard man [02:04.27]A man you all know well [02:05.44] [02:06.51]An' if you don't get your tasks done [02:08.17]He's gonna give you hallelujah [02:09.82] [02:10.92]When you get your tasks done [02:13.04]An' on the floor you fall [02:14.96] [02:15.73]Very next thing the captain says [02:17.53]"You better get your coal" [02:19.24]Buddy won't you roll down the line [02:21.15]Buddy won't you roll down the line [02:23.29] [02:23.94]Yonder come my darlin' [02:25.98]Comin' down the line [02:27.81]Buddy won't you roll down the line [02:29.83]Buddy won't you roll down the line [02:32.16]Yonder come my darlin' [02:34.63]Comin' down the line [02:36.14] [02:44.75]Buddy won't you roll down the line [02:46.56]Buddy won't you roll down the line [02:49.30]Yonder come my darlin' [02:51.30]Comin' down the line [02:53.24]Buddy won't you roll down the line [02:54.96]Buddy won't you roll down the line [02:57.32]Yonder come my darlin' [02:59.51]Comin' down the line