Ol' Man River.

Seq - Dr. J.Pitt-Payne. Kar - Bunty Pritchard Jones. Mar 2001.

Here we all work on the Mississippi,
Here we all work while de white folks play,

Pullin' dos boats from de dawn to sunset,
Gittin' no rest till the judgement day.

Don't look up an' don't look down,
You don't dast make de white boss frown;

Bend yo' knees an' bow yo' head,
An' pull that rope until yo're dead.

Let me go 'way from the Mississippi,
Let me go 'way from de big man boss,

Show me dat stream called de river Jordan,
Dat's de old stream that I long to cross.

Ol' man river, dat ol' man river,
He must know sumpin',
But don't say nothin',

He jus' keeps rollin',
He keeps on rollin' along.

He don't plant taters,
He don't plant cotton,

An' dem dat plants 'em
Is soon forgotten;

But old man river,
He jus' keeps rollin' along.

You an' me, we sweat an' strain,
Body all achin' an' racked wid pain.

"Tote dat barge!" "Lift dat bale"
Git a little drunk an' you land in jail.

Ah gits weary an' sick of tryin',
Ah'm tired of livin',
An' skeered of dyin',

But ol' man river,
He jus' keeps rollin' along.

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Ol' Man River 1927 seq Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK 26 Mar 2001

Ol' Man River 1927 seq Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK 26 Mar 2001
Music by Jerome Kern
Words by Oscar Hammerstein II
Sequenced for Ian Cousins
by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK 26 Mar 2001
Tempi by Ian Cousins - with thanks
Research by Doug Grierson
Karaoke by Bunty Pritchard Jones