Old man river, that old man river
He must know something
But don't say nothing
He just keeps rolling
He keeps on rolling along

He don't plant taters
He don't plant cotton
And them that plants them are soon forgotten
But old man river
He just keeps rolling along

You and me
We sweat and strained
Bodies all aching and racked woth pain
Tut that barge, lift that bale
Get a little drunk and you land in jail

But I get weary
And sick of trying
I'm tired of living but scared of dying
But old man river
He just keeps rolling along

You and me
We sweat and strained
Bodies all aching and racked woth pain
Tut that barge, lift that bale
Get a little drunk and you land in jail
But I get wеary
And sick of trying
I'm tired of living but so scared of dying
But old man river
Hе just keeps rolling
He keeps rolling
He just keeps rolling along