LYRICS
Ol' man river, that ol' man river
He must know something, but don't say nothing
He just keeps rolling along, he keeps on rolling along
He don't plant taters, he don't plant cotton
And them that plants them are soon forgotten
But ol' man river, he just keeps rolling along
You and me, we sweat and strain
Bodies all aching and wracked with pain
Tote that barge, lift that bale
Get a little drunk and you land in jail
But I get weary and sick of trying
I'm tired of living but scared of dying
But ol' man river, he just keeps rolling along
And you and me, we sweat and strain
Bodies all aching and wracked with pain
Tote that barge, lift that bale
Get a little drunk and you land in jail
But I get weary and sick of trying
I'm tired of living but so scared of dying
But ol' man river, he just keeps rolling
He keeps on rolling, he just keeps rolling along