Parade movie - A Rumblin' and a Rollin' lyrics
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RILEY<br>
You hear a rumblin' and a rollin'?<br>
It's comin' down from the North.<br>
It's comin' up through the ground,<br>
And it's a funny ol' sound,<br>
'Cause it's a rumblin' and a rollin'!<br>
<br>
ANGELA<br>
And I bet I know why -<br>
See 'em on the train,<br>
See 'em on the bus -<br>
They never cared much about folks like us!<br>
<br>
RILEY<br>
But now they're gonna pay attention.<br>
Sure they gonna ask, "Why? Why? Why?"<br>
<br>
ANGELA<br>
They gonna say, "I don't know what,<br>
I don't know how!"<br>
<br>
BOTH<br>
Well, they are gonna find out now.<br>
They're gonna pay attention.<br>
<br>
RILEY<br>
They gonna yell, "Set that man free!"<br>
<br>
NEWT LEE<br>
Well, they sure ain't talkin' 'bout me.<br>
<br>
ALL THREE<br>
Now there's a rumblin' and a rollin'<br>
Here come the Yankee Brigade!<br>
<br>
NEWT LEE<br>
They gonna come through this town -<br>
We better keep our heads down:<br>
<br>
RILEY AND NEWT LEE<br>
We better start mumblin' and shufflin':<br>
<br>
ALL THREE<br>
We better polish our smiles.<br>
<br>
CONLEY<br>
Old Black Joe at your service,<br>
Won't do nothin' that'll make you nervous.<br>
Won't do nothin' worth a look or a mention<br>
<br>
ALL FOUR<br>
And they won't never pay attention!<br>
<br>
CONLEY<br>
They never say, "My! My! My!"<br>
<br>
RILEY<br>
They gonna say, "Bring me my boots!"<br>
<br>
ANGELA<br>
"Bring me my tea!"<br>
<br>
NEWT LEE<br>
I betcha thought the slaves were free:<br>
<br>
ANGELA<br>
Mister Frank, good for you.<br>
Lotta folks comin' to get you through.<br>
Mister Frank, ain't that grand?<br>
Lotta folks comin' to take a stand.<br>
Mister Frank, knock on wood.<br>
It ain't gonna do you no goddamn good!<br>
<br>
CONLEY<br>
I can tell you this, as a matter of fact,<br>
That the local hotels wouldn't be so packed<br>
If a little black girl had gotten attacked.<br>
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NEWT LEE, RILEY AND ANGELA<br>
Go on, go on, go on, go on:<br>
<br>
RILEY<br>
They're comin', they're comin' now, yessirree!<br>
<br>
NEWT LEE<br>
'Cause a white man gonna get hung, you see.<br>
<br>
CONLEY, RILEY AND NEWT LEE<br>
There's a black man swingin' in ev'ry tree<br>
<br>
ALL FOUR<br>
But they don't never pay attention!<br>
<br>
ANGELA<br>
Oh, no:<br>
<br>
CONLEY<br>
Hell:<br>
<br>
ALL FOUR<br>
They never say, "Why? Why? Why?"<br>
<br>
RILEY<br>
But if a Yankee boy flies:<br>
<br>
CONLEY<br>
Surprise!<br>
<br>
ANGELA AND CONLEY<br>
Surprise!<br>
<br>
NEWT LEE<br>
Surprise!<br>
<br>
ALL FOUR<br>
They gonna pay attention!<br>
They gonna yell "Set that man free!"<br>
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CONLEY (singing a snatch of "Camptown Races" as he goes back to his nap)<br>
Dee dee dee dee dee dee dee:<br>
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NEWT LEE, RILEY AND ANGELA<br>
Oh, there'll be a rumblin' and a rollin', yeah:<br>
There'll be a rumblin' and a rollin', yeah:<br>
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