Jane Siberry Ol` Man River Lyrics

Ol` Man River Lyrics

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...