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Hyah!

♪ Rollin', rollin', rollin' ♪

♪ Keep movin', movin', movin' ♪

♪ Though they're disapprovin' ♪

♪ Keep them dogies movin' ♪

♪ Rawhide! ♪

♪ Don't try To understand 'em ♪

♪ Just rope, throw And brand 'em ♪

♪ Soon we'll be livin' High and wide ♪

♪ My heart's calculatin' ♪

♪ My true love Will be waitin' ♪

♪ Be waiting at the end Of my ride ♪

♪ Move 'em on, head 'em up Head 'em up, move 'em on ♪

♪ Move 'em on, head 'em up Rawhide ♪

♪ Let 'em out, ride 'em in Ride 'em in, let 'em out ♪

♪ Cut 'em out Ride 'em in ♪

♪ Rawhide! ♪

♪ Rollin', rollin', rollin' ♪

Hyah!

Hyah!

♪ Rawhide! ♪

Hyah!

Ah, there's no sense in going any farther.

We're never gonna catch 'em in that country.

Well, we can try.

Well, my horse can't go much farther.

Mine neither, and I ain't gonna run him to death

running after two no-good outlaws.

Well, looks to me like the liquor's wearing off.

Yeah, but we didn't let 'em break jail, and you did.

If you wanna go down in there

lookin' for 'em and get picked off,

you go ahead.

I'm goin' home.

Comanches.

"Elemen... tary Principles of Law."

He was a lawyer.

Fresh outta school.

Looking for some nice little town

where he could hang up his shingle.

Stupid guy.

Didn't even carry a gun.

See what else he's got worth takin'.

Wouldn't have much use for this.

Too bad. Just about your size.

I wonder what it'd be like to ride into town again

in broad daylight.

You ain't liable to find out.

Not in any town with a telegraph, anyway.

One meal at a table.

One night in a bed.

What's got into you?

I always heard you were tough.

Just tired, I guess.

Who ain't.

Well, we better get goin'.

Go ahead.

I got an idea.

Like what?

Like being a lawyer.

Huh?

I'm gonna be Mister...

"Mr. Jonathan Williams,

attorney at law."

You off your head?

Maybe.

What are you drivin' at?

Every sheriff within a thousand miles

has got the word on us.

Any two men seen together between here and the border:

they're gonna look at 'em, long and close.

But as Jonathan Williams, I've got a free pass.

I can go when I want to, where I want to.

That's right cozy.

You only forgot one thing:

where does that leave me?

Find yourself a dead man...

your size.

Maybe you forgot you'd still be in jail

if it wasn't for me.

When I busted out

I didn't have to take you with me.

I could have left you there to hang.

The only reason you busted me out

is you needed somebody to do your thinking for you.

How do you figure I'm gonna make out with this bum arm?

You'll get along. You've got no choice.

That's where you're wrong.

Afternoon.

Gentlemen. My name's Favor.

I got a trail herd just over the rise.

Jonathan Williams, Mr. Favor.

And I'm certainly glad to meet you.

You know, you had me worried for a moment.

I thought maybe you gentlemen were going to, uh...

hold me up.

This is Pete Nolan

and Rowdy Yates.

I suppose you wonder

what I'm doing way out here.

The thought did cross my mind.

My card, sir.

"Mr. Jonathan Williams,

attorney at law."

At your service.

You wouldn't just happen to know

of a young, up-and-coming town

that could use a good attorney?

I don't know of a young, up-and-comin' town

around here anywhere.

Well...

it sounded like such a good idea back East, but...

Well, now I'm beginning to wonder.

Nobody told me how big it was.

Well, uh... We'll hit Prairie Springs in two days.

I don't know how up and coming it is,

but you're welcome to ride along with us if you want.

Thank you very much.

I was getting so lonesome,

I was beginning to talk to the horses.

Well, as long as they don't start talkin' back,

you're all right.

Well, I guess you gentlemen arrived just in time.

Boy, I sure don't know how anybody remembers

all this law talk.

It isn't hard if you study ten or 12 hours a day.

Well, what is this, uh...

"amicus curiae" mean?

I can't go around giving away my trade secrets.

Otherwise, how would I collect those fat fees

that I hope to get?

Well, if I ever get in a jam,

I'll sure look you up.

I'll give you a special rate.

Say, I heard there was an Indian raiding party

kickin' up their heels a few miles back.

You seen any sign of them?

No. If I had, I wouldn't be here.

You see, I don't even carry a gun.

I sure wouldn't be caught out here without one.

Well, I figure there's no sense in a man carrying a gun

if he doesn't know how to handle it.

Besides, I'm on the other side of the fence.

You might have had trouble getting your message across

to the Indians.

How did you get started in law, anyway?

Really wanna know?

Yeah.

Well, it, uh,

may sound a little silly, putting it into words, but...

Well, I feel that every man wants to do his part.

Make this country just a little better.

And this is the way that I'm doing mine.

Defending the innocent.

Helping to promote law and order.

Little things like that.

Yeah...

Well, that sounds like a real fine ambition.

Yeah, well, now I've made my little speech,

you think I could, uh,

persuade Wishbone to give me seconds?

Sure, just use some of that legal talk on him.

He's a real nice fellow, isn't he?

Mm.

Well, I guess I'd better saddle up.

"tipulating the ad... missibility

of a... priori evidence."

Hm.

I admit, it isn't much of a wagon, but it's...

Well, it's the best I can afford.

Maybe you didn't see the Indians,

but, uh, they sure saw you.

What do you mean?

That little hole there is made by a nice sharp

Indian arrowhead.

You sure?

I've seen a few of 'em.

Guess it happened to the wagon before I bought it.

Wonder what happened to the people in it?

Scalped, probably.

Human life doesn't mean much out here, does it?

Nobody wants to die here

any more than they do back East.

Only one difference:

out here,

sometimes you don't have as much to say about it.

Hey, you better get hitched up.

We've got some miles to put behind us

before sundown.

Howdy. Howdy.

Who's the boss of this outfit?

I am.

Gil Favor.

I'm from Prairie Springs.

Just got word a couple men busted jail at White's Junction.

Might be headed this way.

Mm, we haven't run into 'em.

Any new men joined up with you last couple of days?

Nope.

Outside of Mr. Williams.

Who's he?

Lawyer.

Been riding with us since yesterday.

All the rest of my hands been with me at least six weeks.

Lawyer.

We could, uh...

We could use one in Prarie Springs.

You'd best talk to him, then.

I think he's looking for a place to set up shop.

I will.

Oh, if you, uh, meet up with any strangers,

watch yourself.

Word is, one of 'em's left-handed.

Gives him an edge, if you ain't expectin' it.

Thanks. I'll remember that.

Howdy.

Yeah?

I, uh, hear you're a lawyer

lookin' for a place to alight.

That's right.

We got a right nice town, Prairie Springs.

You ought to look it over.

Maybe I will.

Population's getting bigger all the time.

Ten or 15 years, ought to be

a right sizeable town.

Better to get in on the ground floor.

We'll be in before sundown.

You can ride in with us.

Thank you, Mr. Favor.

You, uh, figure on letting your men come into town tonight?

Be pretty hard keepin' 'em out.

Even if I wanted to.

Well, you're the boss, ain't you?

I gather we're not welcome.

Well, I don't mean you. It's your men.

Folks in town just don't like a bunch of trailherders

comin' in and turning the place upside down.

There's a funny thing about these towns:

they don't like anything about my men.

Except the money they spend.

Are you willing to be responsible for 'em?

Look, sheriff,

I don't think they'll give you any trouble.

If they do, that's your problem.

They're all of age.

What they do on their own time is none of my business.

Well, all I can say is: they'd better watch their step.

Yeah.

I'll, uh, look for you tonight.

Don't, uh, judge the town by what this crowd does, eh?

Oh, I understand, sheriff.

Men like that just don't know any better.

Remember,

anybody ends up in the jug stays there,

as far as I'm concerned.

And Scarlet, you be sure and be back here

by midnight with six men,

to relieve the men on night herd.

And drunk or sober,

we hit the trail tomorrow at dawn.

Yee-haw!

That's a very stirring speech.

Think it'll have any effect?

Nope...

but I done my duty.

Hyah.

Sure you won't need me?

You go on.

Just stay out of any poker games.

Are you ever gonna give up

tryin' to fill inside straights?

I'll make it one of these days.

Why ain't you goin'?

Same as you: gettin' old, I guess.

'Sides, somebody's got to mind the store.

I'm not gettin' old, and you know it!

I'm just savin' my money so I can have me a nest egg,

so I can quit this miserable job of cookin'

for that bunch of unruly, ungrateful baboons!

You do it.

That'll be the day we bury you.

Think you're gonna need any extra deputies?

I'll be busy enough without lookin' after deputies.

Evenin', sheriff.

Hello. What about that lawyer?

Isn't he with you? Oh, him?

Yeah, he ought to be along anytime now.

Whoa-oh!

Hello, sheriff!

Evenin', Mr. Williams.

We've been waitin' for you.

Oh, uh, Mr. Williams, this is Judge Sanders.

How do you do? How you doing, sir?

Fred Milton. How do you do?

Milton. Mayor Watkins.

Mayor.

We understand you're looking

for a good town to hang your shingle out in.

Well, that's the general idea.

Well, maybe we're prejudiced,

but we think Prairie Springs is the best there is.

Well, I'm surprised that you don't have a good lawyer.

Well, we did have, but he died last year.

Dissatisfied client?

No, dissatisfied liver.

Well, why don't we all go to the hotel,

and we'll have supper and we'll gang up on you!

Fine, but first I'd like to get a room.

Then I want a bath and some clean clothes.

I've been waiting for two weeks.

The hotel is just a block up the street.

We'll be looking for you.

Fine.

Nice to have met you, gentlemen.

See you later.

Hey, hey!

Well, what do you think?

Mm, seems like a smart enough fella.

Harry?

Nah, he looks kinda young.

But on the other hand, this isn't exactly the Supreme Court.

Come on.

I'd like a room.

Day, week, or month? I don't know yet.

I'm more interested in a hot bath.

That'll be 50 cents extra.

How soon can I have it?

Soon as I get the water heated!

I'll call you when it's ready.

A dollar and a half in advance.

Do I look like the kind of a man

that would, uh,

run out on a hotel bill?

Well, everybody does to me.

Don't exactly make for good relations,

but on the other hand, there ain't no other hotel in town!

Room 4, upstairs to your right.

Well, something else I can do for you?

The key.

Well, do no good to have keys.

There ain't no locks on the rooms!

You want yourself a room with a lock on it,

get yourself a room in the jail!

Well, I'll... get the water started.

Hey, here, buddy. Get ready now.

How you doin', there, Jim?

Wake up, Pete!

Yeah, you're a real whoop-it-up companion, Pete.

I'm sleepy already. Let's go on back to the herd.

I thought we could get into this game in a few minutes.

You remember what Mr. Favor said about gambling.

Pete, I'll bet you never drew to an inside straight.

I'll bet if more men did,

I wouldn't have to work for a living.

Well, just the same,

I feel like some action.

I'm gonna sit in over here.

All right, you always remember how nice it was when you had it!

Mm-hm.

Well, thanks for a pleasant evening, Mr. Mayor.

Oh, thank you.

Uh, you don't have to say yes right now.

We just wanted to give you some idea

of what kind of business you could expect.

Well, it's very interesting.

I'm planning on laying over here for two days,

so, um...

I'll think it over.

Well, I'll see you tomorrow, Mr. Williams.

Good night, judge. Good night.

Till tomorrow, then.

Thanks for the dinner. Bye.

I, um, didn't wanna say anything about it

in there, Mr. Williams.

But if you need a loan to help you get started,

my bank can help you out.

Well, that's very kind of you.

Well, I, uh...

I make loans on character

as well as collateral.

Well,

there won't be much peace and quiet

around here tonight.

That reminds me,

I've got $2,000 in a suitcase upstairs.

It's, um...

Well, it's all the money I've got in the world!

I'd feel much better if it was in your bank.

Why, certainly.

Bring it around in the morning.

Well, that is, provided I still have it

in the morning.

You know, this hotel doesn't have locks

on any of its doors, and, uh...

As you can see, there is gonna be

quite a bit of drinking.

I know it's after hours,

but, uh, I would feel much safer

if it were in your bank.

Well, I don't see why not.

I've got the keys with me.

Thank you very much.

It'll just take me a minute

to get the money.

Call.

Well, I guess that does it.

Better luck next time.

That's what I keep tellin' myself.

This is, uh, a little irregular,

but anything to get a depositor.

Thank you.

There's a vacant office a couple blocks from here.

I could show it to you in the morning.

I'll give you a receipt for your money.

Sheriff!

I just heard a shot up on the next block.

I couldn't see anybody around,

so I thought I'd better try to find you.

Probably some drunken trailhand, but I'll take a look.

I'm sure it was around here somewhere.

I was standing on the hotel porch.

I could hear it very clear.

Hold it!

Well, sheriff, I was just looking for you.

There's a dead man in there. Give me your gun.

Well, what for? Look, I found...

Give it to me!

Now, inside.

I found this dead man in here... You told me.

He's right over here.

I heard this shot, and I saw the light on, and...

Well, wait a minute. You don't think I did this?

Well, suppose you tell me who did.

All I know is I heard this shot,

and when I came in here,

somebody must have hit me on the head.

When I came to, I saw him lying there.

That's when I came after you!

One shot.

In the back.

One empty chamber.

What are you talkin' about?

That hasn't been fired in a week!

It's been fired within the hour.

That's a lie!

I wouldn't know.

But you would.

Well...

s-s-somebody must have fired it.

The same person who hit me on the head!

Well, look, if you don't believe me, look.

Lookit there. There's a...

There's a lump the size of a walnut.

It's too bad Fred Milton didn't bust your head wide open.

Fred Milton?

He didn't do it! He was dead when I came in here.

Empty your pockets.

Now, look, sheriff,

why aren't you...?

I said empty your pockets!

Let's go.

Wait a minute, sheriff. Somebody must have planted...

Fred Milton was a friend of mine.

You better get into that jail, mister,

before I forget I'm wearin' this badge.

Come on.

Lock the safe, will you, Mr. Williams?

Go on!

I understand you're holding one of my men for murder.

That's right.

Now, I don't know what kind of a case

you've got against him,

but I do know Yates well enough

to know that he wouldn't murder anybody.

One of our most respected citizens

was found last night in his office at the bank

with a bullet in his back.

The safe was open.

Your man was caught comin' out.

His gun had just been fired.

He had bank money in his pocket.

Any questions?

Can I see him?

Thanks.

Boss, I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to cause any trouble.

Believe me... Take it easy.

Boy, that's pretty hard to do when you're accused of murder.

Sheriff told me about it.

Got any ideas how this all happened?

Well, I wish I did.

I... I told the sheriff all I know,

but he won't believe me.

Well, I'm not the sheriff.

I'll listen.

Well...

I was leavin' town and ridin' back to camp,

and I-I hear this shot.

And I-I look around, and I see this light in the bank.

So I go over there, and... the door's unlocked,

so I walk in.

Next thing I know, I'm comin' to on the floor

with a... lump on the back of my head.

And this fella Milton's lying over there dead.

So I run out to get the sheriff,

and here he comes up the street with Williams.

Williams? Yeah.

And, uh, the sheriff... He checks my gun,

and it's been fired.

I could smell the gunpowder on it too.

And there was... some of the safe's money

in my pocket.

You never saw who hit you?

If I did, I sure wouldn't be here now.

You believe me, don't you, boss?

Sure...

but I'm not the judge.

We're gonna have to find out who framed you.

Yeah, well... what about the herd?

How long are you gonna be able to hang around here,

tryin' to help me?

As long as it takes.

Try and get some sleep.

What are you doing about finding the man

who hit him?

What do you suggest?

Put an ad in the paper?

Let's get somethin' straight:

I'm not gonna stand around and see you railroad

one of my men into the wrong end of a rope.

Now you get this straight, mister:

nobody's railroaded around here.

I think your man killed Milton.

I think it's as plain as the nose on your face.

And if the judge thinks so too, he's gonna hang.

And if you and your trailhands try to stop it,

he'll have company.

The town will see to that.

Is that clear?

When are you gonna try him?

Tomorrow.

If it wasn't Sunday, we'd do it today.

Bet you would.

Mr. Favor.

Saw you ride into town.

Your boy got himself in quite a mess.

So the sheriff was tellin' me.

I haven't seen him since they locked him up.

Is there any news?

Only news is, somebody hit him

on the back of the head.

Well, I'll certainly be glad to help in any way I can.

I'm happy to offer my services.

You just got yourself a client.

Good.

Let's go up to my room

and see what we can think of.

Yeah, it isn't much of an alibi:

an unknown man that he didn't see.

He's got a lump on his head to back it up.

Milton could have done that before he was shot.

Hm.

Can he account for where he was

before it happened?

He and Pete had a drink together at the saloon,

and Pete says he left him to get in a poker game.

Well, that'll be easy to check.

I...

appreciate what you're doin'.

Takin' this on won't make you very popular around here.

Well, I wouldn't think very much of myself

if I let that stop me.

Yeah, sure I remember.

Ain't easy to forget that bad of poker player.

He'd stay on anything.

Was he drunk when he left here?

Drunk?

No, I don't think so.

Just broke.

I hear they're gonna hang him tomorrow.

You better get there early.

You wouldn't wanna miss it.

I sure wouldn't.

Fred Milton was a good man.

Well, that didn't help much.

Now they've got a motive.

First he gets cleaned out gambling,

on the way back to camp he sees Mr. Milton

going into the bank,

and gets an idea how to get his bankroll back.

You're making a pretty good case against him.

I'm not making anything, it's already there.

But it's always nice to know what you're up against.

Good morning, Mr. Williams.

Oh, good morning.

That was a terrible thing last night.

Yes, it was.

Must have happened right after he left you.

Well, hardly ten minutes had passed.

I was still on the hotel porch

having a smoke when it happened.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Mayor Watkins, this is Gil Favor,

trail boss of the herd that Yates was in.

The sheriff tried to get you to keep your men out of town,

Mr. Favor.

I trust now you'll agree it would have been better.

Your folks don't even wait for a trial, do they?

Not in a case like this.

Well, that isn't fair.

And as a lawyer for Mr. Yates, I'd like...

You're defending him?

Every man is entitled to legal representation.

I'm aware of that, Mr. Williams.

Good day.

Well, I'm not so sure

I wanna settle in this town anyway.

Besides, I feel a little guilty about what happened.

If I hadn't heard the shot and got hold of the sheriff,

Yates wouldn't be in jail.

Well, maybe that's one reason I wanna help.

The question is, what can we do?

Unless we find that man...

Do you ever stop to think...

maybe there never was a man?

No.

I told you all I know.

What do you want me to do, make up somethin'?

Take it easy.

Quit tellin' me to take it easy!

I'll take it easy when I leave

this stinkin' town behind! All right, all right.

Just thought there might be somethin'

you'd overlooked that could help us.

We have to have some kind of a case for you in court.

I always thought a man was innocent

until proven guilty!

How can I be proven guilty? I didn't do it!

Let's go over it once more.

Just to be sure.

All right.

Like I told you before,

I was ridin' out to camp.

I hear this noise that sounds kinda like a shot.

Kinda like a shot?

You've heard enough shots to know.

Well, this wasn't the same.

It was... kinda muffled.

You notice that when you heard it?

I haven't heard enough shots to, uh...

know the difference.

Anything else?

Uh... that's all I can think of.

What about the rest of the men?

Pete's checkin' on it.

So far, all of 'em are accounted for.

Oh...

I'm sorry I blew up.

It doesn't look too good, does it?

We'll keep trying.

Mind if we sit down?

No. If it's business, go ahead.

As far as we know,

all our men can account for their time last night.

How about your people?

Anybody have a grudge against Milton,

or... owe him money?

Lots of people owed him money.

That was his business.

But he never crowded anybody for it.

You mean to tell me

there's nobody in this whole town

that you might not even have cause to suspect?

If there was anybody I thought would do

a thing like that to Fred Milton,

I'd have run him outta town

a long time ago.

Anything else?

No...

but thanks for your cooperation.

Buy you a drink?

No... thanks.

Whiskey.

Well, I might as well level with you.

The way things stand now, the best lawyer in the country

couldn't keep Yates from being convicted.

And I'm probably far from the best.

You've done everything you could.

A miracle might still happen...

but I'd hate to bet Yates' life on it.

Officially, I...

Well, I can't recommend

that you take the law into your own hands.

Speaking to you as a friend,

that's the only way you're gonna keep Yates

from hanging tomorrow.

Yeah, I know.

And it won't be easy.

'Cause they'll be ready for you.

I know that too.

So...?

He's not gonna hang.

How's it look?

Not good.

Anytime you're ready, you say the word.

You tell 'em to stick around.

We've got 24 hours yet.

Can I talk to Rowdy?

Might buck him up a little.

Go ahead.

I'd like a room.

Day, week or month?

Let's start with a day.

Well, that'll be a dollar and a half in advance.

Oh, and say, when Mr. Williams comes in,

tell him I'm here, will you?

Sure thing.

Room 3, upstairs to your right.

Come for the hangin'?

You got any towels?

Williams?

He's all right.

Let's get a drink.

I hope they don't start any trouble.

This might be a good time to be at home.

See you later, judge.

Mr. Williams?

Mr. Favor told me to tell you he was here.

Room 3, right next to yours.

Thanks.

Come in.

The clerk told me you'd checked in.

I figured I ought to stick around overnight.

Thought of anything?

Nothing worth mentioning.

Look, we're working together.

If you have an idea, maybe I could help you with it.

Well, I...

I was wonderin'...

what kind of a man would deliberately frame

an innocent man?

Let him get hanged for something he didn't do?

I'd say, uh...

a man that's trying to save his own neck.

Everybody does.

It's just a question of

how far a man's willing to go to do it?

It's easy to make the rules if it isn't your neck.

I'm not making any rules.

I'm just wonderin' how that kind of a man

feels when he has to look at himself in a mirror.

Well, maybe you don't have to wonder any longer.

It feels fine.

So it was you.

Since you're so interested,

the way that I feel:

I like to say that I feel very smart.

Much smarter than the penny-ante cowhand.

You're left-handed.

You must be one of the two outlaws they're lookin' for.

Hey, you're a real detective.

You've got everything all figured out.

Won't do you any good.

It might.

If you think that kid trick

of removing the bullets from this gun worked,

take a closer look.

You know all the tricks, don't you?

I get along.

It...

It wouldn't do any good to try

and make a deal with you, would it?

I've either got to kill you or trust you.

I don't trust anybody.

How you gonna explain killin' me?

Well, I'll just tell them that, uh...

you wanted me to help you

get him out of jail.

We fought.

You lost.

Why didn't you kill Rowdy in the first place?

Instead of going through all this?

Well, if I'd have killed him,

they'd be looking for the man that did it.

If I'd left town, they'd become suspicious.

This way, they think they've got it all wrapped up.

I can leave anytime I want to.

Nobody'll think anything about it.

Any more questions?

It doesn't bother you a bit:

eatin' a man's food, drinkin' his liquor...

and killin' him in cold blood?

That's the way it goes.

Might as well get it over with then.

You know, I...

Well, I kind of wish I didn't have to do this.

Thanks.

Comin' from you, it's a compliment.

Sorry.

You might as well quit tryin'.

It, uh, won't fire without a firin' pin.

I figured you'd, uh, be so pleased

finding out that first kid trick,

you wouldn't bother to look for another one.

Well, let's, uh...

Let's take a trip down to the jail.

I do wanna see the sheriff's face.

Oh, I was just comin' up to your room, Mr. Favor.

I forgot to give you a towel.

I don't need it, thanks.

I found one.

Get those beeves movin'.

All right.

Let's head 'em up and move 'em out!

Yo-oh! Hyah!

♪ Rollin', rollin', rollin' ♪

♪ Rollin', rollin' Rollin' ♪

♪ Keep rollin', rollin' Rollin' ♪

♪ Though the streams Are swollen ♪

♪ Keep them dogies rollin' ♪

♪ Rawhide! ♪

♪ Through rain and wind And weather ♪

♪ Hell-bent for leather ♪

♪ Wishin' my gal Was by my side ♪

♪ All the things I'm missin' ♪

♪ Good vittles Love and kissin' ♪

♪ Are waiting at the end Of my ride ♪

♪ Move 'em on, head 'em up Head 'em up, move 'em on ♪

♪ Move 'em on, head 'em up Rawhide ♪

♪ Let 'em out, ride 'em in Ride 'em in, let 'em out ♪

♪ Cut 'em out Ride 'em in ♪

♪ Rawhide! ♪

♪ Rollin', rollin', rollin' ♪

Hyah!

Hyah!

♪ Rawhide! ♪

Hyah!

Hyah!

♪ Rollin', rollin', rollin' ♪

♪ Rollin', rollin', rollin' ♪