Mississipi Old Man River

Tout le long, le long du Mississippi

Nous travaillons le jour et la nuit

Sous les yeux sévères de l'homme blanc

Nous faisons un labeur accablant

Nous traînons, nous coltinons

De lourds fardeaux sur notre dos

Pauvre noir, fais ton devoir

Subis ton sort jusqu'à la mort

Tout le long, le long du Mississippi

Nous travaillons le jour et la nuit

Et il nous faudra toujours travailler

Jusqu'au jour du jugement dernier

Old man river

That ol' man river

He must know somethin'

But don't say nothin'

Cause he just keeps rollin'

He keeps on rollin' along

He don't plant tators

He don't plant cotton

Them that plants 'em be soon forgotten

But ol' man river

He just keeps rollin' along

You and me

We sweat and strain

Body all achin'

And wracked with pain

Tote that barge!

Lift that bale

Get a little drunk

And you land in jail

I get weary

And sick of tryin'

I'm tired of livin'

And feared of dyin'

But ol' man river

He just keeps rollin' along