"Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms" is an American traditional song. It seems to have developed from lyrics in the cowboy song " My Lula Gal", itself a development of bawdy British and Appalachian songs generally known as "Bang Bang Rosie" or "Bang Away Lulu." The Flatt & Scruggs version was first released as a single by Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys, on December 14, 1951. Buck Owens released his cover version "Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms" in August 1971 as the second single from his album '' Ruby.'' The song peaked at No. 2 on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the '' RPM'' Country Tracks chart in Canada.

Versions

*The earliest recorded version is that of Buster Carter and Preston Young, 1931, with Posey Rorer on fiddle. * Maury Finney's 1976 version peaked at No. 76 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart.

Chart performance

Buck Owens

Leon Russell (as Hank Wilson)

Maury Finney

References

1971 singles 1973 singles Bill Monroe songs Flatt and Scruggs songs Roy Acuff songs Boxcar Willie songs Doc Watson songs Dolly Parton songs Glen Campbell songs David Allan Coe songs Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms Willie Nelson songs Capitol Records singles Year of song unknown Songs with unknown songwriters {{1970s-country-song-stub