Buddy Won't You Roll Down The Line-Uncle Dave MacOn/Preston Young

[ti:Buddy Won't You Roll Down the Line] [ar:Uncle Dave MacOn] [al:American Folk Music, Vol. 5 ] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Buddy Won't You Roll Down The Line - Uncle Dave MacOn/Preston Young [00:04.00]Way back yonder in Tennessee [00:06.00]They leased the convicts out [00:07.90]They worked them in [00:09.22]The coal mine against free labor stout [00:12.08]Free labor rebelled against it [00:14.38]To win it took some time [00:16.36]But while the lease was in effect [00:18.62]They made 'em rise and shine [00:20.45] [00:21.13]Oh buddy won't you roll down the line [00:23.63]Buddy won't you roll down the line [00:26.29]Yonder comes my darling coming down the line [00:29.98]Buddy won't you roll down the line [00:32.33]Buddy won't you roll down the line [00:34.15]Yonder comes my darling [00:36.20]Coming down the line [00:37.85] [00:54.46]Every Monday morning [00:56.20]They've got 'em out on time [00:58.29]March them down to Lone Rock [01:00.47]Just look into that mine [01:02.46]March them down to Lone Rock [01:04.63]Just look into that hole [01:06.83]Very next words the captain says [01:08.94]"You better get your pole " [01:10.75]Oh buddy won't you roll down the line [01:13.21]Buddy won't you roll down the line [01:15.79]Yonder comes my darling coming down the line [01:19.68]Buddy won't you roll down the line [01:21.51]Buddy won't you roll down the line [01:23.64] [01:24.15]Yonder comes my darling [01:26.08]Coming down the line [01:27.69] [01:44.24]The beans they are half done [01:46.11]The bread is not so well [01:48.10]The meat it is burned up [01:50.21]And the coffee black as heck [01:52.16]But when you get your task done [01:54.35]You'll gladly come to the call [01:56.32]For anything you get to [01:58.29]Eat would taste good done or raw [02:00.42]Oh buddy won't you roll down the line [02:02.89]Buddy won't you roll down the line [02:05.52]Yonder comes my darling coming down the line [02:09.20]Buddy won't you roll down the line [02:11.18]Buddy won't you roll down the line [02:13.73]Yonder comes my darling [02:15.74]Coming down the line [02:18.23] [02:34.28]The bank boss is a hard man [02:36.16]A man you all know well [02:38.05]And if you don't get your task done [02:40.38]He's gonna give you hallelujah [02:43.37]Carry you to the stockade [02:45.35]As on the floor you'll fall [02:47.42]Very next time they call on you [02:50.14]You bet you'll have your pole [02:51.84]Oh buddy won't you roll down the line [02:54.42]Buddy won't you roll down the line [02:56.26] [02:57.01]Yonder comes my darling coming down the line [03:00.61]Buddy won't you roll down the line [03:02.68]Buddy won't you roll down the line [03:04.49] [03:05.25]Yonder comes my darling [03:07.20]Coming down the line