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The Ravens
The Ravens
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Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Hammerstein II
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Jerome Kern
Jerome Kern
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(Doodle-loo-doo, doodle-loo-doo.) Well, Ol'-a man river, (Doo.)/ /Ol' man river, (Doo.)/ /He mus' know something, (Doo.)/ /But he don' say nothing, no. He jus' keep rollin', (Ooo.)/ /Keeps on, just a-rollin' along. (Doodle-loo-doo, doodle-loo-doo.) Keeps on rollin'. (Doodle-loo-doo, doodle-loo-doo.) (Doo.)/He don't plant taytas, no an'. (Doo.) /Don't plant cotton, no an'. (Doo.)/ /Dem dat plants them, (Doo.)/ /Are soon forgodden, oh. But ol'man river, (Ooo.)/ /Keeps on, just a-rollin'along. (Doodle-loo-doo, doodle-loo-doo.) Right on a-rollin'. (Doodle-loo-doo, doodle-loo-doo.) (You an' I, we sweat an' strain,) (Bodies all aching an' wracked with pain,) (Tote that barge! Lif' that bale!) (You get drunk,) an' you'd land in jail, wellll. (Doo.)/I get weary sometimes, (Doo.)/ /An' sick of tryin'. (Doo.)/ /Tired of living, (Doo.)/ /'Feared of dyin', ooooh. But ol'man river, (Ooo.)/ /Keeps on, just a-rollin'along. (Doodle-loo-doo, doodle-loo-doo.) Right on a-rollin'. (Doodle-loo-doo, doodle-loo-doo.) (You an' I, we sweat an' strain,) (Bodies all aching an' wracked with pain,) Tote that barge! (Doo doo-doo doo-doo.) Lif' that bale! (Doo doo-doo doo-doo.) You get a little drunk, and you'd land in jaaa-ail. (Doo.)/I get weary, yes, an', (Doo.)/ /Sick of tryin'. (Doo.)/ /Tired of living, ((And 'feared of dyin'.)) ((But ol'man river,)) ((He just keeps rollin'aloooong.))
Writer(s): Jerome Kern, Oscar Ii Hammerstein Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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