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Show Boat: Ol' Man River
William Warfield/Orchestra/Franz Allers
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There's an old man called the Mississippi
Dat's de old man I would like to be
What does he care if the world's got troubles?
What does he care if de land ain't free?
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Ol' man river
Dat ol' man river
He mus' know somethin'
But don't say nothin'
He jes' keeps rollin'
He keeps on rollin' along
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He don't plant taters
He don't plant cotton
An' dem dat plants 'em
Is soon forgotten
But ol' man river
He jes' keeps rollin' along
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You an' me
We sweat an' strain
Body all achin'
An' racked wid pain
Tote dat barge
Lift dat bale
You git a little drunk
An' you lands in jail
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Ah gits weary
An' sick of tryin'
Ah'm tired of livin'
An' skeered of dyin'
But ol' man river
He jes' keeps rollin' along
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