Old Man River

Old man river, that old man river He don't hear nothin', he don't say nothin' He keeps on rollin', he keeps on rollin' along Rollin' along He don't plant tatters, he don't plant cotton And them that plants 'em, are soon forgotten But old man river, he keeps on rollin' along Rollin' along You and me, we sweat, sweat and strain Body's all achin', racked, racked with pain Tote that barge and lift that bail Get a little drunk and you land in jail I get weary, sick of trying I'm tired of livin', but I'm scared of dyin' But old man river, he just keeps rollin' along (just keeps rollin') Oh, he's rollin' I don't know how (just keeps rollin') He keeps on rollin' I don't know, I don't know how he do it, yeah (just keeps rollin') He keeps on rollin' (just keeps rollin') Ah, eh He keeps on rollin' (just keeps rollin')