Ol' Man River

Ol' man river, that ol' man river He must know something but he don't say nothing That ol' man river, he just keeps rollin' along He don't plant 'taters, he don't plant cotton 'Cause them that plants them is soon forgotten And ol' man river, he just

Let me go away from the Mississippi Let me go away from the white man boss Show me that stream called the river Jordan That's the ol' stream that I long to cross Ol' Man River, that Ol' Man River He must know somethin' but don't say nothin' He just k

Ol' man river, Dat ol' man river He mus'know sumpin' But don't say nuthin', He jes'keeps rollin' He keeps on rollin' along. He don' plant taters/tators, He don't plant cotton, An' dem dat plants'em Is soon forgotten, But ol'man river, He jes keeps ro