Ol' man river
That ol' man river
He must know something
He don't say nothing
Well he keeps on rolling
Rolling and rolling
Along

He don't plant tators
He don't plant cotton
And them that plants them
Is soon forgotten
Well he just keeps rolling
He keeps on rolling along

You and me
We sweat and strain
Bodies all achin'
And wracked with pain
Tote that barge
Lift that bale
Get a little drunk
And you land in jail
I get weary
And sick of tryin'
I'm feared of livin'
And I'm scared of dyin'
But ol' man river
He just keeps rollin' along
Whop bop-em-dee ba doo whop boom a dee ba doo

Ol' man river
Ol' man river
He must know something
He don't say nothing
He just keep rollin' rollin' rollin' rollin' along

He don't plant tators
He don't plant cotton
And them that plants them
Is soon forgotten
Well he just keeps rolling rolling rolling rolling along

You and me
We sweat and strain
Bodies all achin'
And wracked with pain
Tote that barge
Lift that bale
Get a little drunk
And you land in jail

I get weary
And sick of tryin'
I'm feared of livin'
And I'm scared of dyin'
But ol' man river
He just keeps rollin' along