Ol' man river, mm-hmm
Ol' man river
He don't say nothin'
But he must know somethin'
He just keeps a-rollin'
Keeps on rollin' along
He don't plant taters, uh-huh
Don't plant cotton
'Cause them that plant 'em
Are soon forgotten
But ol' man river
He just keeps rollin' along
You and me, we sweat and strain
Bodies all achin' and wracked with pain
Tote that barge, you gotta lift that bale
Let's get drunk, spend the night in jail
I gets weary
I'm sick of tryin'
I'm tired of livin'
And I'm scared, scared of dyin'
But ol' man river
He just keeps, keeps a-rollin' along
