Make The Waterwheel Roll Song Lyrics and Chords by Jimmy Dean
Make The Waterwheel Roll
Recorded by Jimmy Dean
Written by Mel Tillis and Marijohn Wilkin
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Make the waterwheel roll make the waterwheel roll
Boss man boss man my hands are
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cold
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(shut up boy and make the waterwheel roll)
Make the waterwheel roll
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make the waterwheel
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roll
Grind that corn and make that meal
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bossman's belly just gotta be
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filled
Grind that corn and make that bread
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bossman's young un's all gotta be
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fed
Make the waterwheel roll
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make the waterwheel
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roll
Bossman bossman he sure is
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mean
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Thinks of my body as a steam machine
Make the waterwheel roll
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make the waterwheel
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Ole Willie John don't work too hard
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Cause he's got a woman in the rich man's
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yard
I wanna run away but I'd be found
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Cause the bossman's got two big blood
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hounds
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Feel that rhythm in my soul
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Sing my song while the waterwheel
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rolls
Working all day in the cold cold rain
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I wish my Lord would call my
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name
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roll
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roll
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make the waterwheel
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roll
FAQ
Who sang the the song Make The Waterwheel Roll?
- The song Make The Waterwheel Roll was sang by Jimmy Dean.
Who is Jimmy Dean?
- Jimmy Ray Dean (August 10, 1928 - June 13, 2010) was an American country music singer, television host, actor, and businessman. He was the creator of the Jimmy Dean sausage brand as well as the spokesman for its TV commercials. He is a distant cousin of actor James Dean
He became a national television personality starting on CBS in 1957. He rose to fame for his 1961 country music crossover hit into rock and roll with "Big Bad John" and his 1963 television series The Jimmy Dean Show, which gave puppeteer Jim Henson his first national media exposure.
His acting career included appearing in the early seasons in the Daniel Boone TV series as the sidekick of the famous frontiersman played by star Fess Parker. Later he was on the big screen in a supporting role as billionaire Willard Whyte in the James Bond movie Diamonds Are Forever (1971).
He lived near Richmond, Virginia, and was nominated for the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2010, though died before his induction that year at the age of 81.
