Ol' Man River

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Colored folks work on the Mississipi 
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Colored folks work while the white folks play 
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Pullin' those boats from the dawn to sunset 
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Gittin' no rest till the judgement day 
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Don't look up an' don't look down 
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You don't dast make the white boss frown  
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Bend yo' knees bow yo' head,  
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An' pull  that  hope         until yo're dead  
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Let me go'way from the Mississipi 
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Let me go 'way, from the white men boss  
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Show me that stream called the river Jordan 
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That's the ol' stream that I long to  cross  
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Ol' man river, ol' man river  
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He must know sumpin' but don't say nothing  
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He jus' keeps rollin'; He keeps on rollin' along  
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He don't planttaters, he don't plant cotton 
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An' them dat plants'em is soon forgoten  
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But ol' man river he jus' keeps rollin' along    
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You an' me we sweat an' strain  
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Body all aching' an' racked wid pain 
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" Tote dat barge". " Lift dat bale " 
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Git a little drunk an' land in jail.  
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Ah gits weary an' sick of tryin' a'm  
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Tired of living' an' skeered of dying'  
  
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But Ol' man river, he jus' keep rollin' along 
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Ol' man river, ol' man river  
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He must know sumpin' but don't say nothing  
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He jus' keeps rollin', He keeps on rollin' along  
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He don't planttaters, he don't plant cotton  
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An' them dat plants'em is soon forgoten  
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But ol' man river he jus' keeps rollin' along    
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You an' me we sweat an' strain  
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Body all aching' an' racked wid pain 
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" Tote dat barge". " Lift dat bale " 
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Git a little drunk an' land in jail  
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Ah gits weary an' sick of tryin' a'm 
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Tired of living' an' skeered of dying'  
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But Ol' man river, he jus' keep rollin' along