Ol’ Man River

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Colored folks work on the Mississipi
Colored folks work while the white 
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folks play
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Pullin' those boats from the dawn 
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to sunset
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Gittin' no rest till the 
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judgement day
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Don't look up an' don't look down
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You don't dast make the white 
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boss frown
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Bend yo' knees bow yo' head,
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An' pull  that  hope         
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until yo're dead
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Let me go'way from the Mississipi
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Let me go 'way, from the white men 
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boss
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Show me that stream called the 
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river Jordan
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That's the ol' stream that I long 
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to  cross
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Ol' man river, ol' man river
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He must know sumpin' but don't 
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say nothing
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He jus' keeps rollin'; He keeps on 
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rollin' along
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He don't planttaters, he don't 
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plant cotton
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An' them dat plants'em is soon 
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forgoten
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But ol' man river he jus' keeps 
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rollin' along
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You an' me we sweat an' strain
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Body all aching' an' racked wid pain
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" Tote dat barge". " Lift dat bale "
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Git a little drunk an' land in 
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jail.
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Ah gits weary an' sick of tryin' a'm
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Tired of living' an' skeered of 
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dying'

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But Ol' man river, he jus' keep
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 rollin' along
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Ol' man river, ol' man river
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He must know sumpin' but don't 
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say nothing
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He jus' keeps rollin', He keeps on 
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rollin' along
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He don't planttaters, he don't 
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plant cotton
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An' them dat plants'em is soon 
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forgoten
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But ol' man river he jus' keeps 
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rollin' along
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You an' me we sweat an' strain
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Body all aching' an' racked wid pain
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" Tote dat barge". " Lift dat bale "
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Git a little drunk an' land in 
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jail
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Ah gits weary an' sick of tryin' a'm
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Tired of living' an' skeered of 
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dying'
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But Ol' man river, he jus' keep 
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rollin' along