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Show Boat, Act 1: "Ol' Man River" (Joe)
Paul Robeson
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Niggers all work on the Mississippi
Niggers all work while the white folks play
Pulling them boats from the dawn till sunset
Getting no rest till the Judgment Day
Don't look up and don't look down
You 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 longs to cross
Ol' Man River, that Ol' Man River
He must know somethin', but don't say nothin'
He just keeps rollin', he keeps on rollin' along
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He don't plant taters, he don't plant cotton
And them that plants 'em is 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, lift that bale
You gets a little drunk and you lands in jail
I gets weary and sick of tryin'
I'm tired of livin' and scared of dyin'
But Ol' Man River, he just keeps rollin' along
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