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Dere's an ol' man called de MississippiDat's de ol' man dat I'd like to beWhat does he care if de world's got troublesWhat does he care if de land ain't freeOl' man river, dat ol' man riverHe mus' know sumpin', but don't say nuthin'He jes' keeps rollin'He keeps on rollin' alongHe don' plant taters, he don't plant cottonAn' dem dat plants' em is soon forgottenBut ol'man riverHe jes' keeps rollin' alongYou an' me, we sweat an' strainBody all achin' an' wracked wid pain,Tote dat barge! Lif' dat bale!Git a little drunk an' you lands in jailAh gits weary an' sick of tryin'Ah'm tired of livin' an' skeered of dyin'But ol' man riverHe jes' keeps rolling' alongNiggers all work on de Mississippi**SongtexteNiggers all work while de white folks play**Pullin' dose boats from de dawn to sunsetGittin' no rest till de judgement day(Don't look up an' don't look down)(You don' dar'st make de white boss frown)(Bend your knees an' bow your head)(An' pull dat rope until you're dead)Let me go 'way from the MississippiLet me go 'way from de white man bossShow me dat stream called de river JordanDat's de ol' stream dat I long to cross(Ol' man river, dat ol' man river)(He mus' know sumpin', but don't say nothin')(He just keeps rollin')(He keeps on rollin' along)Long, low riverForever keeps rollin'(Don' plant taters, he don' plant cotton)(And dem dat plants' em is soon forgotten)(But ol' man river(He jes' keeps rollin' along)Long low riverKeeps singin' dis songYou an' me, we sweat an' strainBody all achin' and wracked wid painTote dat barge! Lift dat bale!Git a little drunk and ya lands in jailAh gits weary an' sick o' tryin'Ah'm tired o livin' an' skeered o' dyin'But ol' man riverHe jes' keeps rollin' along! Aus Songtexte Mania