Roll on buddy roll on roll on buddy roll on
   Oh you wouldn't roll so slow if you knew what I know roll on buddy roll on
  
   Got a jealous husband after me got a jealous husband after me
   A jealous husband after me down in Memphis Tennessee roll on buddy roll on
   I've got a wife in ol' St Louis I've got a wife in ol' St Louis
   Got a wife in ol' St Louis but her husband claims her too roll on buddy roll on
   Roll on buddy roll on...
  
   I left a girl in Birmingham I left a girl in Birmingham
   Left a girl in Birmingham and I think her name was Sam (Sam) roll on buddy roll on
   My buddy use this train that I ride my buddy use this train that I ride
   My buddy use this train and the drivers know my name roll on buddy roll on
   Roll on buddy roll on...