Frank Sinatra – Ol' Man River Lyrics  Share

From Frank Sinatra's album: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings - Disk5

[Elongated Intro]
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
[End Of Intro]

Ol^, Man River, that Ol^, Man River
He must know somepin^,, but he don^,t say nothin^,
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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
[final 2 notes linger for 11 seconds]
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