Old man river
That old man river
He don′t know nothing
He don't say nothin′
He just keeps rollin'
He keeps on rolling along, rolling along
But he don't plant taters
He don′t plant cotton
And them that plants ′em
Are soon forgotten
But old man river
He just keeps on rolling along
You and me, we sweat, sweat and strain
Body all achin', racked, racked with pain
Tote that barge
Lift that bale
Get a little drunk
And you land in jail
I get weary
Sick of tryin′
I'm tired of livin′
But I'm scared of dyin′
But old man river
He just keeps rolling along
