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CColored folks work on the Mississipi
Colored folks work while the white folks play G7
PC7ullin' those boats from the dawn to sunset F
GittiCn' no rest till thAm7e judgemeD7nt dayG7 C
EmDon't look up an' dEmon't look down
You don'tEm dast make the white bosEms frown B7
EmBend yo' kneCdimes bowEm yo' head,Cdim
An' puEmll Em7thatF#m7 hopCdime until yo'Dm7re dCead
C7Let me go'way from the Mississipi
A7Let me go 'way, from the white men boss Dm
FdimShow me that stream called the river Jordan C
Bb7That's the ol' stream that I long to cross G7 C G7
COl' man riveAmr, ol'C man river F
He must Cknow sumpin' but Fdon't say nothing C Am
He jusG7' keeps rollin'; He keeps on roDm7llin' alonG7g C Dm7 C
He don't planttaters, Amhe don't planCt cotton F
An' themC dat plants'eAmm is soon forgotCen Cdim
G7But ol' man riverDm7 he jus' keeps rollin' aG7long C F C Am B7
EmYou an' me B7we sweat Eman' strain B7
Body all acCdimhing' an' racEmked wid pain B7
" TEmote dat barCdimge". " LiEmft dat bCdimale "
EmGit a little drCdimunk an' laEmnd in jaiDml. G7
CAh gits weaAmry an' sick ofC tryin' aF'm
TirCed of livinG7g' an' skeeredAm of dying' D7
But OlC' man river, Amhe jus' kDmeep rollin'G7 along C Fm C Dm7 G7
COl' man riveAmr, ol'C man river F
He musCt know sumpin' buFt don't say nothingC Am
He jusG7' keeps rollin', He keeps on roDm7llin' alonG7g C Dm7 C
He don't planttaters, Amhe don't planCt cotton F
An' theCm dat plants'Amem is soon forgoCten Cdim
G7But ol' man riverDm7 he jus' keeps rollin' aG7long C F C Am B7
EmYou an' me B7we sweat Eman' strain B7
Body all acCdimhing' an' racEmked wid pain B7
" TEmote dat barCdimge". " LiEmft dat bCdimale "
EmGit a little drCdimunk an' laEmnd in jaiDml G7
CAh gits weaAmry an' sick ofC tryin' aF'm
TCired of livG7ing' an' skeerAmed of dying' D7
But Ol'C man river, hAme jus' keDmep rollin' G7along C F G7 C
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