roll in my sweet baby s arms roll in my sweet baby s arms lay around the shack til the mail train comes back and roll in my sweet baby s arms i ain t gonna work on the railroad i ain t gonna work on the farm lay around the shack til the mail train comes back and roll in my sweet baby s arms roll in my sweet baby s arms roll in my sweet baby s arms lay around the shack til the mail train comes back and roll in my sweet baby s arms now where was you last friday night while i was lyin in jail walkin the streets with another man wouldn t even go my bail roll in my sweet baby s arms roll in my sweet baby s arms lay around the shack til the mail train comes back and roll in my sweet baby s arms i know your parents don t like me they drove me away from your door had my life to live over i d never go there anymore roll in my sweet baby s arms roll in my sweet baby s arms lay around the shack til the mail train comes back and roll in my sweet baby s arms  roll in my sweet baby s arms roll in my sweet baby s arms lay around the shack til the mail train comes back and roll in my sweet baby s arms