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
Ya don't dast make the white boss 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 jest keeps rollin' along You and me we sweat and strain Bodies all achin' and wracked with pain
Tote that barge and lift that bale Ya get a little drunk then ya lands in jail Gets weary and sick of tryin' I'm tired of livin' but I'm scared of dyin' And Ol' Man River he just keeps rollin' along
[01:03.88]Here we all work 'long the Mississippi [01:08.42]Here we all work while the white folk play [01:13.51]Pullin' them boats from the dawn till sunset [01:19.05]Gettin' no rest till the judgment day [01:24.33]Don't look up and don't look down [01:26.98] [01:27.94]Ya don't dast make the white boss frown [01:32.01]Bend your knees and bow your head [01:39.58]And pull that rope until you're dead [01:51.40]Let me go 'way from the Mississippi [01:55.50]Let me go 'way from the white man boss [01:58.62] [02:00.49]Show me that stream called the River Jordan [02:10.36]That's the old stream that I long to cross [02:29.95]Ol' Man River that Ol' Man River [02:42.48]He don't say nothin' but he must know somethin' [02:51.88]He just keeps rollin' he keeps on rollin' along [03:05.15] [03:11.22]He don't plant taters and he don't plant cotton [03:20.96]And them what plants 'em are soon forgotten [03:30.33]But Ol' Man River jest keeps rollin' along [03:49.84]You and me we sweat and strain [03:54.63]Bodies all achin' and wracked with pain [03:57.66] [03:58.58]Tote that barge and lift that bale [04:01.98]Ya get a little drunk then ya lands in jail [04:26.38]Gets weary and sick of tryin' [04:34.56]I'm tired of livin' but I'm scared of dyin' [04:44.74]And Ol' Man River he just keeps rollin' along
