The Ravens - Ol' Man River lyrics

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[Lyrics in double parentheses denote lead singer and backup

singer(s) all sing.]

[Lyrics separated by a slash (/) mean the lyrics on opposite

sides of the slash are sung simultaneously.]

(Doodle-loo-doo, doodle-loo-doo.)

(Doodle-loo-doo, doodle-loo-doo.)

Well, Ol'-a man river, (Doo.)/

/Ol' man river, (Doo.)/

/He mus' know something, (Doo.)/

/But he don' say nothing, no.

He jus' keep rollin', (Ooo.)/

/Keeps on, just a-rollin' along.

(Doodle-loo-doo, doodle-loo-doo.)

Keeps on rollin'.

(Doodle-loo-doo, doodle-loo-doo.)

(Doo.)/He don't plant taytas, no an'. (Doo.)

/Don't plant cotton, no an'. (Doo.)/

/Dem dat plants them, (Doo.)/

/Are soon forgodden, oh.

But ol'man river, (Ooo.)/

/Keeps on, just a-rollin'along.

(Doodle-loo-doo, doodle-loo-doo.)

Right on a-rollin'.

(Doodle-loo-doo, doodle-loo-doo.)

(You an' I, we sweat an' strain,)

(Bodies all aching an' wracked with pain,)

(Tote that barge! Lif' that bale!)

(You get drunk,) an' you'd land in jail, wellll.

(Doo.)/I get weary sometimes, (Doo.)/

/An' sick of tryin'. (Doo.)/

/Tired of living, (Doo.)/

/'Feared of dyin', ooooh.

But ol'man river, (Ooo.)/

/Keeps on, just a-rollin'along.

(Doodle-loo-doo, doodle-loo-doo.)

Right on a-rollin'.

(Doodle-loo-doo, doodle-loo-doo.)

(You an' I, we sweat an' strain,)

(Bodies all aching an' wracked with pain,)

Tote that barge! (Doo doo-doo doo-doo.)

Lif' that bale! (Doo doo-doo doo-doo.)

You get a little drunk, and you'd land in jaaa-ail.

(Doo.)/I get weary, yes, an', (Doo.)/

/Sick of tryin'. (Doo.)/

/Tired of living,

((And 'feared of dyin'.))

((But ol'man river,))

((He just keeps rollin'aloooong.))