Roust-a-bout

By:Josh “Buck” Graves, Jake Lambert · Source Recording: Song details

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The fog is rolling down the river
Dark clouds hangin' mighty low
It's a long long way from old Saint Louis
To the Gulf of Mexico

Well I make my home on the Mississippi
I'm a roustabout on a Steamboat line
We hit the deck on a Monday morning
But we make the docks on a Saturday night

Well I had me a girl way down in Vicksburg
I used to stop every time I passed
'Til she made off with a riverboat gambler
With a new silk suit and a little mustache

Now when I die I've got one favor
Don't lay me down in the cold cold ground
Just take me out to the middle of the river
Just roll me over and point me south

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  • *Verse 1 only: [1] chord here
  • **Verse 1 only: chord change on [4] here

By:Josh "Buck" Graves, Jake Lambert · Source Recording:Flatt & Scruggs (1967)

Song Details

Also Known As
Roustabout
Genres
Traditional Bluegrass
Themes
Rivers, Seas & Oceans
Jam Popularity

History

Further reading: Secondhand Songs

Source Recording

Key F Time Boom-Chuck Tempo 98 BPM Length 2:30
Musicians

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