作词 : Hammerstein Kern
Dere's an ol' man called de mississippi
Dat's de ol' man dat I'd like to be
What does he care if de world's got troubles
What does he care if de land ain't free
Ol' man river
Dat ol' man river
He mus' know sumpin'
But don't say nuthin'
He jes'keeps rollin'
He keeps on rollin' along
He don' plant taters
He don't plant cotton
An' dem dat plants 'em
Is soon forgotten
But ol' man river
He jes keeps rollin' along
You an' me we sweat an' strain
Body all achin' an' rack'd wid pain
Tote dat barge
Lif' dat bale
Git a little drunk
An' you land in jail
Ah gits weary
An' sick of tryin'
Ah'm tired of livin'
An' skeered of dyin'
But ol' man river
He jes' keeps rollin' along
Let me go 'way from the mississippi
Let me go 'way from de white man boss
Show me dat stream called de river Jordan
Dat's de ol' stream dat I long to cross
O' man river
Dat ol' man river
He mus' know sumpin'
But don't say nuthin'
He jes' keeps rollin'
He keeps on rollin' along
Long ol' river forever keeps rollin' on
He don' plant tater
He don' plant cotton
An' dem dat plants 'em
Is soon forgotten
But ol' man river
He jes' keeps rollin' along
Long ol' river keeps hearing dat song
You an' me we sweat an' strain
Body all achin an' racked wid pain
Tote dat barge
Lif' dat bale
We git a little drunk
An' we land in jail
Ah gits weary
An' sick of tryin'
Ah'm tired of livin'
An' skeered of dyin'
But ol' man river
He jes' keeps rollin' along