Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Ol’Man River, artist - Paul Robeson. Date of issue: 02.10.2011
Song language: English
Ol’Man River |
| Here we all work 'long the Mississippi |
| Here we all work while the white folk play |
| Pullin' them boats from the dawn till sunset |
| Gettin' no rest till the judgment day |
| Don’t look up and don’t look down |
| Ya don’t dast make the white boss frown |
| Bend your knees and bow your head |
| And pull that rope until you’re dead |
| Let me go 'way from the Mississippi |
| Let me go 'way from the white man boss |
| Show me that stream called the River Jordan |
| That’s the old stream that I long to cross |
| Ol' Man River, that Ol' Man River |
| He must know somepin', but he don’t say nothin' |
| He just keeps rollin', he keeps on rollin' along |
| He don’t plant taters, and he don’t plant cotton |
| And them what plants 'em is soon forgotten |
| But Ol' Man River, jest keeps rollin' along |
| You and me, we sweat and strain |
| Bodies all achin' and wracked with pain |
| Tote that barge and lift that bale |
| Ya get a little drunk and ya lands in ja-ail |
| I gets weary and so sick of tryin' |
| I’m tired of livin', but I’m feared of dyin' |
| And Ol' Man River, he just keeps rollin' along |