Ol' man river Lyrics
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Add at the beginning:
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There¡¯s an old man called the Mississippi,
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There¡¯s the Old Man that I¡¯d like to be.
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What does he care if the world¡¯s got troubles
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What does he care if the land ain¡¯t free
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Ol' man river,
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Dat ol' man river
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He mus'know sumpin'
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But don't say nuthin',
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He jes'keeps rollin'
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He keeps on rollin' along.
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He don' plant taters/tators,
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He don't plant cotton,
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An' dem dat plants'em
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is soon forgotten,
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But ol'man river,
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He jes keeps rollin'along.
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You an'me, we sweat an' strain,
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Body all achin' an' racket wid pain,
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Tote dat barge!
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Lif' dat bale!
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Git a little drunk
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An' you land in jail.
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Ah gits weary
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An' sick of tryin'
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Ah'm tired of livin'
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An' skeered of dyin',
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But ol' man river,
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He jes'keeps rolling' along.
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[Colored folks work on de Mississippi,
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Colored folks work while de white folks play,
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Pullin' dose boats from de dawn to sunset,
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Gittin' no rest till de judgement day.
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or musical part]
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Don't look up
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An' don't look down,
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You don' dast make
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De white boss frown.
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Bend your knees
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An'bow your head,
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An' pull date rope
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Until you' dead.)
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Let me go 'way from the Mississippi,
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Let me go 'way from de white man boss;
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Show me dat stream called de river Jordan,
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Dat's de ol' stream dat I long to cross.
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O' man river,
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Dat ol' man river,
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He mus'know sumpin'
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But don't say nuthin'
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He jes' keeps rollin'
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He keeps on rollin' along.
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Long ol' river forever keeps rollin' on...
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He don' plant tater,
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He don' plant cotton,
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An' dem dat plants 'em
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Is soon forgotten,
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but ol' man river,
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He jes' keeps rollin' along.
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Long ol' river keeps hearing dat song.
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You an' me, we sweat an' strain,
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Body all achin an' racked wid pain.
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Tote dat barge!
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Lif' dat bale!
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Git a little drunk
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An' you land in jail.
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Ah, gits weary
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An' sick of tryin'
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Ah'm tired of livin'
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An' skeered of dyin',
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But ol' man river,
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He jes'keeps rollin' along!
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Old Man River
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Judy Garland |