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"Ol' Man River"
Writer(s): Hammerstein/Kern
Here we all work 'long the
Mississippi
Here we all work
while the white folk play
Pullin' them boats
from the dawn till sunset
Gettin' no rest
till the judgment day.
Don't look up
and don't look down
You don't das make
the boss man frown
Bend your knees
and bow your head
And pull that rope
until you're dead.
Let me go 'way
from the Mississippi
Let me go 'way
from the white man boss
Show me that stream
called the River Jordan
That's the old stream
that I long to cross.
Ol' Man River,
that Ol' Man River
He don't say nothin',
but he must know somethin'
He just keeps rollin',
he keeps on rollin' along.
He don't plant taters,
and he don't plant cotton
And them what plants em,
are soon forgotten
But Ol' Man River,
just keeps rollin' along.
You and me,
we sweat and strain
Body all achin'
and racked with pain
Tote that barge
and lift that bail
You get a little drunk
and you lands in jail.
I gets weary,
and sick of trying
I'm tired of livin',
but I'm scared of dyin'
But Ol' Man River,
he just keeps rollin' along.