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Old Man River (from "Showboat") - Franz Allers/William Warfield

Dere's an ol' man called de Mississippi

Dat's de ol' man dat I'd wants to be

What does he care If de world's got troubles

What does he care If de land ain't free

Ol' man river

Dat ol' man river

He mus' know something

But don't say nothing

He just keeps rollin'

He keeps on rollin' along

He don' plant taters

He don't plant cotton

An' dem dat plants'em

Is soon forgotten

But ol'man river

He just keeps rollin' along

You and me we sweat an' strain

Body all achin' an' rack'd wid pain

Tote dat barge

Lif' dat bale

Git a little drunk

An' you land In jail

Ah gits weary

An' sick of tryin'

Ah'm tired of livin'

An' sheered of dyin'

But ol' man river

He just keeps rolling' along