Ol' Man River Lyrics
Ol' Man River (老人河) - Paul Robeson (罗伯逊)
Ol' man river
Dat ol' man river
He mus' know something
But don't say nothing
He just keeps rollin'
He keeps on rollin' along
He don' plant taters
He don't plant cotton
An' dem dat plants 'em
Is soon forgotten
But ol' man river
He just keeps rollin' along
You an' me
We sweat an' strain
Body all achin'
An' racket wid pain
Tote dat barge
Lif' dat bale
Git a little drunk
An' you land in jail
Ah gits weary
An' sick of tryin'
Ah' tired of livin'
An' skeered of dyin'
But ol' man river
He just keeps rolling' along
Don't look up
An' don't look down
You don' dast make
De white boss frown
Bend your knees
An' bow your head
An' pull date rope
Until you' dead
O' man river
Dat ol' man river
He mus' know something
But don't say nothing
He just keeps rollin'
He keeps on rollin' along
He don' plant tater
He don' plant cotton
An' dem dat plants 'em
Is soon forgotten
But ol' man river
He just keeps rollin' along
You an' me
We sweat an' strain
Body all achin an' racked wid pain
Tote dat barge
Lif' dat bale
Git a little drunk
An' you land in jail
Ah gits weary
An' sick of tryin'
Ah'm tired of livin'
An' skeered of dyin'
But ol' man river
He just keeps rollin' along