"Rollin' and Tumblin'" is blues song written by Muddy Waters. It has been covered many artists over the years, including Cream on their 1966 debut, Fresh Cream, Canned Heat on their 1967 eponymous debut, Eric Clapton for his 1992 Unplugged album, and most recently by Bob Dylan for his 2006 album Modern Times. Bob Dylan claims authorship of the song on his record. While musically identical to the Muddy Waters version, Dylan introduces all new verses, though retaining the opening lines. Blues music redirects here. ... McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1915 or 1913 – April 30, 1983), better known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician and is generally considered the father of Chicago blues. ... Cream (also The Cream) was a 1960s British supergroup which featured guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce, and drummer Ginger Baker. ... Fresh Cream was Creams 1966 (see 1966 in music) debut album. ... Canned Heat album cover Canned Heat is a blues-rock/ boogie band that formed in Los Angeles in 1965. ... An example of the famous Clapton is God graffiti craze Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born March 30, 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer and composer, who is one of the most respected and influential musicians of the rock era, garnering an unprecedented three inductions into... Unplugged is a blues album by Eric Clapton released in 1992 (see 1992 in music). ... Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, musician and poet who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades. ... Modern Times is the thirty-first studio album by Bob Dylan, released on August 29, 2006 by Sony BMG. It is his third consecutive album to be met with widespread critical and fan acclaim. ...

The song features a simple, percussion driven beat punctuated by harmonica and vocals. The lyrics consist of verses (but no chorus) which have varied over time from artist to artist. The first line is typically "I rolled and I tumbled, I cried the whole night long." The first line of each verse is repeated once, and then followed by a conclusion. Thus, each verse consists of a triplet. Wikibooks has a manual, textbook or guide to this subject: Harmonica A harmonica is a free reed musical wind instrument (also known, among other things, as a mouth organ or mouth harp, French harp, tin sandwich, blues harp, simply harp, or Mississippi saxophone), having multiple, variably-tuned brass or bronze...