(Roll Your Own)
A popular song from 1925
Words and music by Bobby Heath, Micky Marr and Archie Fletcher
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Listen girls, listen girls
I’ve a word for you
Just because you’re up to date
And do the things you do
Don’t let anyone tell you
That you don’t act nice
You’re as sweet as Grandma was
So take my advice
Chorus
Roll ’em girls, roll ’em, go ahead and roll ’em
Roll em down and show your pretty knees
Roll ’em girls, roll ’em, everybody roll ’em
Roll ’em high or low just as you please
Don’t let people tell you that it’s shocking
Paint your sweeties picture on your stocking
Laugh at Ma, laugh at Pa, give them all the ha! ha!
Roll ’em girlies, roll ’em, roll your own
- Listen girls, listen girls
When you bobbed your hair
You were criticized a lot
But still you didn’t care
When you shortened your dresses
You gave us some shocks
But we never thought that soon
You’d be wearing socks
Chorus
Roll ’em girls, roll ’em, go ahead and roll ’em
Roll em down and please the traffic cops
Roll ’em girls, roll ’em, everybody roll ’em
When you cross the street the traffic stops
Even grouchy traffic cops get jolly
When they see you step into a trolly
Red lights on, red lights off
Cops are only human
Roll ’em girlies, roll ’em, roll your own
Chorus
Roll ’em girls, roll ’em, go ahead and roll ’em
In the Winter, Summer, Spring or Fall
Roll ’em girls, roll ’em, everybody roll ’em
Anywhere or time or place at all
Young girls, old girls, sweethearts, wives and Mothers
Young maids, old maids, even our grandmothers
When they see you step into a trolly
Roll ’em high, roll ’em low, rain or snowy weather
Roll ’em girlies, roll ’em, roll your own
( more choruses are on the sheet music )
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: