2023 Broadway revival Parade the Musical - Rumblin' and a Rollin Lyrics
RILEY: You hear a rumblin' and a rollin'? It's comin' down from the North. It's comin' up through the ground, And it's a funny ol' sound, 'Cause it's a rumblin' and a rollin'!
ANGELA: And I bet I know why - See 'em on the train, See 'em on the bus - They never cared much about folks like us!
RILEY: But now they're gonna pay attention. Sure they gonna ask, "Why? Why? Why?"
ANGELA: They gonna say, "I don't know what, I don't know how!"
BOTH: Well, they are gonna find out now. They're gonna pay attention.
RILEY: They gonna yell, "Set that man free!"
NEWT LEE: Well, they sure ain't talkin' 'bout me.
ALL THREE: Now there's a rumblin' and a rollin' Here come the Yankee Brigade!
NEWT LEE: They gonna come through this town - We better keep our heads down
RILEY & NEWT LEE: We better start mumblin' and shufflin':
ALL THREE: We better polish our smiles.
CONLEY: Old Black Joe at your service, Won't do nothin' that'll make you nervous. Won't do nothin' worth a look or a mention
ALL FOUR: And they won't never pay attention!
CONLEY: They never say, "My! My! My!"
RILEY: They gonna say, "Bring me my boots!"
ANGELA: "Bring me my tea!"
NEWT LEE: I betcha thought the slaves were free:
ANGELA: Mister Frank, good for you. Lotta folks comin' to get you through. Mister Frank, ain't that grand? Lotta folks comin' to take a stand. Mister Frank, knock on wood. It ain't gonna do you no goddamn good!
CONLEY: I can tell you this, as a matter of fact, That the local hotels wouldn't be so packed If a little black girl had gotten attacked.
NEWT LEE, RILEY & ANGELA: Go on, go on, go on, go on:
RILEY: They're comin', they're comin' now, yessirree!
NEWT LEE: 'Cause a white man gonna get hung, you see.
CONLEY, RILEY & NEWT LEE: There's a black man swingin' in ev'ry tree
ALL FOUR: But they don't never pay attention!
ANGELA: Oh, no
CONLEY: Hell:
ALL FOUR: They never say, "Why? Why? Why?"
RILEY: But if a Yankee boy flies:
CONLEY: Surprise!
ANGELA & CONLEY: Surprise!
NEWT LEE: Surprise!
ALL FOUR: They gonna pay attention! They gonna yell "Set that man free!"
CONLEY: Dee dee dee dee dee dee dee:
NEWT LEE, RILEY & ANGELA: Oh, there'll be a rumblin' and a rollin', yeah There'll be a rumblin' and a rollin', yeah
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Parade the Musical Lyrics
SYNOPSIS The Old Red Hills of Home The Dream of Atlanta How Can I Call This Home? The Picture Show Leo At Work/ What Am I Waiting For? I Am Trying to Remember... There is a Fountain/ It Don't Make Sense Real Big News You Don't Know This Man The Trial: Hammer of Justice Twenty Miles From Marietta Factory Girls/ Come Up to My Office My Child Will Forgive Me That's What He Said It's Hard to Speak My Heart Closing Statements and Verdict Rumblin' and a Rollin Do It Alone Pretty Music This Is Not Over Yet Blues: Feel the Rain Fall Where Will You Stand When the Flood Comes? All the Wasted Time Sh'ma Finale
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