RO-RO-ROLLIN' ALONG
From the film "Near The Rainbow's End" (1930)
(Music: Murray Mencher / Lyrics: Billy Moll & Harry Richman)


Cowhand Band (Film Soundtrack) - 1930
Johnny Marvin - 1930
Sammy Fain - 1930
Anson Weeks' Hotel Mark Hopkins Orch. (vocal: Irving Kaufman) - 1930
Ted Wallace & His Orch. (vocal: Elmer Feldkamp) - 1930
Victor Arden-Phil Ohman Orch. - 1930
Mayer Davis' Hotel Astor Orch. - 1930
Cliquot Club Eskimos - 1930
Hit-Of-The-Week Orch. (vocal: Irving Kaufman) - 1930
Ed Loyd & His Orch. (vocal: Elmer Feldkamp) - 1930
Debroy Somers Band (vocal: Les Allen) - 1930
Bob & Alf Pearson - 1930
Stanley Kirkby - 1930
Harry Bidgood's Riverside Dance Band - 1930




As recorded by SAMMY FAIN (The Singing Composer):

I love to listen to the whippoorwill
And watch the Sun creep o'er the hill
I greet the newborn day
And then I'm on my way

I love to wander 'neath the open sky
And let the world go drifting by
I'm as happy as I can be
Here is my philosophy

When cares pursue me, I'm never gloomy
I keep on singin' a song
Though the clouds hang low, I laugh at woe
And go ro-ro-rollin' along

No need to hurry, no need to worry
That things are gonna go wrong
Like the birds that sing, I dream of Spring
As I'm ro-ro-rollin' along

Give me the Moon for a blanket
Give me the stars overhead
I'll make the mountain my doorstep
And I'll make the desert my bed

I'll spend the hours among the flowers
I'll stay away from the throng
Let it rain or shine, the world is mine
As I'm ro-ro-rollin' along

Rollin', just like a rolling stone, I'm rollin'
And though I haven't got a goal in view
I'm rollin' on my way, just rollin' along

Rollin', I wanna live and die, I'm rollin'
Just let me spend my life a-rollin' on
I'm rollin' on till the Judgement Day, say

(Instrumental Break)

Give me the Moon for a blanket
Give me the stars overhead
I'll make the mountain my doorstep
And I'll make a desert my bed

I'm never homin', I'm always roamin'
And life to me is a song
Let the cold winds blow, in rain or snow
I'll keep ro-ro-rollin' along



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - May 2017)