Ole' Man River
Paul Robeson
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Here we all work 'long the Mississippi Here we all work, while the white boys play Gettin' no rest from the dawn till the sunset Gettin' no rest till the judgment day You don't look up, you don't look down You don't dare make the rich boss frown Bend your knees and bow your head And tote that barge until you're dead Let me go away from the Mississippi Let me go away from the rich man boss Show me that stream called the River of Jordan That's the old stream that I long to cross Old Man River, Old Man River He don't say nothin', he must know somethin' Old Man River, he just keeps rollin' along You know, you know he don't plant taters And we all know the man don't plant no cotton And then, then they plant 'em Oh the Lord knows they are soon forgotten But Old Man River, he just keeps rollin' along You, you and me, you know sometimes We have to we have to sweat, sweat and strain Our bodies, our bodies are all achin' And wracked with a whole lot of pain Tote that barge, lift that bale, you get a little drunk And you land in jail I get weary and so sick of tryin' I'm tired of livin', and afraid of dyin' But Old Man River, he just keeps rollin' a Old Man River, he just keeps rollin' along
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Written by: ALAN JAY LERNER, FREDERICK LOEWE
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