i ain t gonna work on the railroad i ain t gonna work on the farm gonna lay around the shack till 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 gonna lay around the shack till the mail train comes back and roll in my sweet baby s arms i m on to be the operator sister used to weave and spin dad s got an interest in that old cotton mill and watch all the money roll in roll in my sweet baby s arms roll in my sweet baby s arms gonna lay around the shack till 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 if i had my life to live over again i d never show my face any more roll in my sweet baby s arms roll in my sweet baby s arms gonna lay around the shack till the mail train comes back i m rolling in my sweet baby s arms where was you last friday night when i was laying in jail out walking the streets with another man you wouldn t even go my bail roll in my sweet baby s arms roll in my sweet baby s arms gonna lay around the shack till 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 gonna lay around the shack till the mail train comes back and roll in my sweet baby s arms gonna lay around the shack till the mail train comes back and roll in my sweet baby s arms