Ol' Man River Lyrics - Jane Siberry

Here we all work 'long the Mississippi 

Here we all work while the white folks play 

Pullin' them boats from the dawn 'til sunset 

Gettin' no rest 'til the judgment day 

Don't look up, don't look down 

You don't dare make the bossman frown 

Bend your knees, bow your head 

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 ol' stream that I long to cross 

Ol' Man River, that Ol' Man River 

He don't say nothin', but he must know somethin' 

He just keeps rollin', he keeps on rollin' along 

He don't plant taters and he don't plant cotton 

And then what plants 'em are soon forgotten 

But Ol' Man River, he just keeps rollin' along 

You and me, we sweat and strain 

Body all achin' and racked with pain 

Tote that barge and lift that bale 

You get a little drunk and you land in jail 

I gets weary and sick of tryin' 

I'm tired of living but I'm scared of dyin' 

And Ol' Man River, he just keeps rollin' along 

Ol' Man River, that Ol' Man River 

He don't say nothin', but he must know somethin' 

He just keeps rollin', he keeps on rollin' along