Ol' Man River
Paul RobesonVersion1
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There's an old man called the Mississippi
That's the old man that I wants to be
What does he care if the world's got troubles
What does he care if the land ain't free
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 tatters, and he don't plant cotton,
and them what plants em, are soon forgotten
But Ol' Man River, just keeps rollin' along.
You and me, we sweat and strain,
body all achin' and racked with pain.
Tote that barge and lift that bail,
you get a little drunk and you lands in jail.
I gets weary, and sick of trying,
I'm tired of livin', but I'm scared of dyin',
but Ol' Man River, he just keeps rollin' along.
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Readable chord sheet for Ol' Man River by Paul Robeson
[G]There's an old man called the Missi[C]ssippi [G]That's the old man that I wants to [D7]be [Em]What does he care if the world's got [Am]troubles [Em]What does he care if[Am] the land[D7] ain't free[G] [G]Ol' Man [C]River, that [G]Ol' Man [C]River, he [G]don't say [C]nothin', but he [G]must know [C]somethin', he [D]just keeps [D7]rollin', he [D]keeps on [D7]rollin' [G]along. [C] [G] [C] He [G]don't plant [C]tatters, and he [G]don't plant [C]cotton, and [G]them what [Bm]plants em, are [Em]soon for[F#7]gotten But [D]Ol' Man [Am]River, [D]just keeps [C]rollin' [G]along. [C] [G] [Bm]You and [Em]me, we [Bm]sweat and [Em]strain, [Bm]body all [Em]achin' and [Bm]racked with [Em]pain. [Bm]Tote that [F#7]barge and l[Bm]ift that b[F#7]ail, you [Bm]get a little [F#7]drunk and you l[Bm]ands in j[Am]ail. [D] [G]I gets [C]weary, and [G]sick of [C]trying, I'm [G]tired of [Am]livin', but I'm [Em]scared of [A7]dyin', but [G]Ol' Man [Em]River, he [Am]just keeps [D7]rollin' [G]along. [C] [G]