Old Man River

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Let me go 'way from de Mis-sis-sip-pi
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Let me go 'way from de white man boss
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Show me dat stream called de Riv-er Jor-dan
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Dat's the ol' stream dat I long to cross.

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Ol' Man Riv-er, dat Ol' Man Riv-er
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He must know sum-pin', but don't say noth-in'
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He just keeps roll-in'
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He keeps on roll-in a-long

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He don't plant 'ta-ters, he don't plant cot-ton
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An' dem dat plants 'em is soon for-got-ten
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But Ol' Man Riv-er he jes' keeps roll-in' a-long

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You an' me, we sweat an' strain
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Bod-y all ach-in' an' racked wid pain
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"Tote dat barge!" "Lift dat bale!"
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Yer git a lit-tle drunk, an' you'll land in ja-il

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Ay gits wear-y an' sick of try-in'
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Ah'm tired of liv-in' an' feared of dy-in'
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But Ol' Man Riv-er he jes' keeps roll-in' a-long


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