14. Old Man River Songtext
von Ruth Brown

That′s the old stream that I long to cross
Well, ol' man river, ol′ man river
He must know somethin'
But he don't, don′t say nothin′, no
He just keeps rollin'
Keeps on just rollin′ along
Well, he don't, don′t plant taters
He don't plant cotton
Them that plants ′em
Well, they're soon, soon forgotten, well But ol' man river keeps on just rollin′ along
Well, you and me, sweat and strain
My body′s all achin', and it′s racked with pain
Tote that barge, you lift that bale
You get a little drunk and you land in jail, well
I get weary, Lord, sick of tryin'
Tired of livin′, but I'm scared, scared of dyin′, well
But ol' man river keeps on just rollin' along
Ol′ man river, he just keeps rollin′ along