Old Man River
Old Man River
Old
Don't know nothin'
An d don't say nothin'
He just keeps rollin'
He keeps on rollin'
along
Don't plant taters
Don't plant cotton
Them that plants them
Is soon forgotten
But Old Man River,
he just keeps rolling
along
You an d me,
we sweat and sweat and strain
Bod ies all achin' and racked,
and racked with pain
Tote that barge, lift that bail
You get a little drunk and you land,
you land, you land in jail
I get sweary, sick of trying,
tired of living, and scared of dying
But old man river just keeps
rolling along
You an d me, we're sweatin',
sweatin', sweatin' straight
Bodies all achin' and a -rackin',
a -rackin' racked with pain
Tote that bar, lift that bill
Get a little drunk and you land,
you land, you land in jail
I get weary, sick of trying,
Tired of living, and scared of dying,
But Old Man River,
he just keeps rolling along.
One more time, boy I say,
old Man River
He just keeps
rollin' along