Ol` Man River — текст песни (The Temptations)

OL` MAN RIVER
WRITERS OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN 11, JEROME KERN

Here we all work `long the Mississippi Here we all work while the white folk play Pullin` them boats from the dawn till sunset Gettin` no rest till the judgment day Don`t look up and don`t look down Ya don`t dast make the white boss frown Bend your knees and bow your head And pull that rope until you`re dead Let me go `way from the Mississippi Let me go `way from the white man boss Show me that stream called the River Jordan That`s the old stream that I long to cross <END OF INTRO> Ol` Man River, that Ol` Man River He must know somepin`, but he don`t say nothin` He just keeps rollin`, he keeps on rollin` along He don`t plant taters, and he don`t plant cotton And them what plants `em is soon forgotten But Ol` Man River, jest keeps rollin` along You and me, we sweat and strain Bodies all achin` and wracked with pain Tote that barge and lift that bale Ya get a little drunk and ya lands in ja-ail I gets weary and so sick of tryin` I`m tired of livin`, but I`m feared of dyin` And Ol` Man River, he just keeps rollin` along