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There's an old man called the Mississippi
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That's the old man that I wants to be
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What does he care if the world's got troubles
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What does he care if the land ain't free


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Ol' Man River, that Ol' Man River, 
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he don't say nothin', but he must know somethin', 
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he just keeps rollin', he keeps on rollin' along. 

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He don't plant tatters, and he don't plant cotton, 
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and them what plants em , are soon forgotten 
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But Ol' Man River, just keeps rollin' along. 
  
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You and me, we sweat and strain, 
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body all achin' and racked with pain. 
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Tote that barge and lift that bail, 
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you get a little drunk and you lands in jail. 
  
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I gets weary, and sick of trying, 
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I'm tired of livin', but I'm scared of dyin', 
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but Ol' Man River, he just keeps rollin' along.