Ol' man river Dat ol' man river Don't stand nothin' Don't do nothin' He jes'keeps rollin' He keeps on rollin' along He don' plant taters/tators He don't plant cotton An' dem dat plants'em Is soon forgotten But ol'man river He jes keeps rollin'along You an'me, we sweat an' strain Body all achin' an' racket wid pain Tote dat barge! Lif' dat bale! Git a little drunk An' you land in jail Ah gits weary An' sick of tryin' Ah'm tired of livin' An' skeered of dyin' But ol' man river He jes'keeps rolling' along