Showboat movie - Ol' Man River lyrics
rate me<br>
Dere's an ol' man called de Mississippi<br>
Dat's de ol' man dat I'd like to be!<br>
What does he care if de world's got troubles?<br>
What does he care if de land ain't free?<br>
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Ol' man river,<br>
Dat ol' man river<br>
He mus'know sumpin'<br>
But don't say nuthin',<br>
He jes'keeps rollin'<br>
He keeps on rollin' along.<br>
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He don' plant taters,<br>
He don't plant cotton,<br>
An' dem dat plants'em<br>
is soon forgotten,<br>
But ol'man river,<br>
He jes keeps rollin'along.<br>
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You an'me, we sweat an' strain,<br>
Body all achin' an' racket wid pain,<br>
Tote dat barge!<br>
Lif' dat bale!<br>
Git a little drunk<br>
An' you land in jail.<br>
<br>
Ah gits weary<br>
An' sick of tryin'<br>
Ah'm tired of livin'<br>
An' skeered of dyin',<br>
But ol' man river,<br>
He jes'keeps rolling' along.<br>
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Colored folks work on de Mississippi,<br>
Colored folks work while de white folks play,<br>
Pullin' dose boats from de dawn to sunset,<br>
Gittin' no rest till de judgement day.<br>
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Don't look up<br>
An' don't look down,<br>
You don' dast make<br>
De white boss frown.<br>
Bend your knees<br>
An'bow your head,<br>
An' pull date rope<br>
Until you' dead.<br>
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Let me go 'way from the Mississippi,<br>
Let me go 'way from de white man boss;<br>
Show me dat stream called de river Jordan,<br>
Dat's de ol' stream dat I long to cross.<br>
<br>
O' man river,<br>
Dat ol' man river,<br>
He mus'know sumpin'<br>
But don't say nuthin'<br>
He jes' keeps rollin'<br>
He keeps on rollin' along.<br>
<br>
Long ol' river forever keeps rollin' on...<br>
<br>
He don' plant tater,<br>
He don' plant cotton,<br>
An' dem dat plants 'em<br>
Is soon forgotten,<br>
but ol' man river,<br>
He jes' keeps rollin' along.<br>
<br>
Long ol' river keeps hearing dat song.<br>
You an' me, we sweat an' strain,<br>
Body all achin an' racked wid pain.<br>
Tote dat barge!<br>
Lif' dat bale!<br>
Git a little drunk<br>
An' you land in jail.<br>
<br>
Ah, gits weary<br>
An' sick of tryin'<br>
Ah'm tired of livin'<br>
An' skeered of dyin',<br>
But ol' man river,<br>
He jes'keeps rollin' along!<br>
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