Lyrics Roll Down the Line - Pete Seeger
Way
back
yonder
in
Tennessee
They
leased
the
convicts
out
Set
them
workin'
in
the
mine
Against
free
labor
stout
Free
labor
rebelled
against
it
To
win
it
took
some
time
But
when
the
lease
was
in
effect
It
made
'em
rise
an'
shine
Buddy
won't
you
roll
down
the
line
Buddy
won't
you
roll
down
the
line
Yonder
come
my
darlin'
Comin'
down
the
line
Buddy
won't
you
roll
down
the
line
Buddy
won't
you
roll
down
the
line
Yonder
come
my
darlin'
Comin'
down
the
line
Early
Monday
mornin'
They
get
'em
up
on
time
Send
you
down
the
lone
rock
Jus'
to
look
into
that
mine
Send
you
down
the
lone
rock
Jus'
to
look
into
that
hole
Very
next
thing
the
captain
says
"You
better
get
your
coal"
Chorus
The
beans
they
are
half
done
The
bread
is
not
so
well
The
meat
it
is
all
burned
up
And
the
coffee's
black
as
heck
But
when
you
get
your
task
done
An'
on
the
floor
you
fall
Anything
you
get
to
eat
Will
taste
good
done
all
wrong
Chorus
The
bank
boss
he's
a
hard
man
A
man
you
all
know
well
An'
if
you
don't
get
your
tasks
done
He's
gonna
give
you
hallelujah
When
you
get
your
tasks
done
An'
on
the
floor
you
fall
Very
next
thing
the
captain
says
"You
better
get
your
coal"
Chorus
x2

Album
Thank You, Pete Seeger (In Memoriam Pete Seeger - Authentic Recordings)
date of release
29-01-2014
1 Pretty Polly
2 Roll Down the Line
3 John Hardy
4 The Golden Vanity
5 Casey Jones
6 East Virginia Blues
7 No Irish Need Apply
8 Blow the Man Down
9 The Farmer Is the Man
10 Come All You Hardy Miners
11 Casey Jones (Alternate Version)
12 Mill Mother's Lament
13 Sixty Per Cent
14 Sinner Man (Live)
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