Rollin' in my sweet baby's arms rollin' in my sweet baby's arms Lay around the shack till the mail train comes back And I'll roll in my sweet baby's arms I ain't gonna work on the railroad and I ain't gonna work on the farm I'll lay around the shack till the mail train comes back And I'm rollin' in my sweet baby's arms Rollin' in my sweet baby's arms... [ fiddle ] Mama's a beauty operator sister can wheel and can spin Dad owns an interest in an old cotton gin just watch that old cotton roll in Rollin' in my sweet baby's arms... [ banjo - dobro ] Well where were you last Saturday night while I was laying in jail Walkin' the streets with another man you wouldn't even go my bail Rollin' in my sweet baby's arms...