| Lyrics: | Shine, shine, shine 'em up fine,
Shine 'em up fine for a dime!
Shine, shine, shine 'em
up fine,
Shine 'em up fine for a dime!
My baby needs a new pair of shoes!
Come
on, you seven! Roll you 'leven!
And he won't get 'em if I lose!
Hop up, you 'leven! Roll
you 'leven!
Roll, roll, roll dem bones,
Roll dem in de square,
Roll dem on de
sidewalk,
Streets or anywhere!
We roll dem in de morning,
We roll dem in de
night.
Oh, we roll dem bones de whole day long
When de cops are out of
sight!
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Traditional close-harmony folk song
Now in public domain |
