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Colored folks work on the Mississipi, colored folks work while the white folks play C G7
PC7ullin' those boats from the dawn to Fsunset, gCittin' no rest tAm7ill the jD7udgemG7ent dCay
EmDon't look up an'Em don't look down, you Emdon't dast make the wEmhite boss fB7rown
EmBend yo' Cdimknees Embow yo' Cdimhead, an' Empull Em7that hF#m7ope Cdim until yo're Dm7deadC
C7Let me go'way from the Mississipi, A7let me go 'way, from the white men Dmboss
FdimShow me that stream called the river CJordanBb7, that's the ol' stream that I long G7to Ccross G7
COl' man Amriver, Col' man rFiver, he mCust know Fsumpin' but Cdon't say Amnothing
He G7jus' keeps rollin'; He Dm7keeps on rG7ollin' aClong Dm7 C
He don't planAmttaters, he Cdon't plant Fcotton, an' Cthem dat Amplants'em is Csoon forCdimgoten
G7But ol' man riDm7ver he jus' keeps G7rollin' alCong F C Am B7
EmYou an' B7me we sEmweat an' sB7train, body all aCdimching' an' Emracked wid B7pain
"EmTote dat Cdimbarge". "EmLift daCdimt baleEm "Git a littleCdim drunk an'Em land in DmjailG7
CAh gits Amweary an' Csick of tFryin' a'm tCired of lG7iving' an' sAmkeered of dyD7ing'
But COl' man riAmver, he jDmus' keep G7rollin' aClong Fm C Dm7 G7
COl' man Amriver, Col' man rFiver, he mCust know Fsumpin' but Cdon't say Amnothing
He G7jus' keeps rollin'; He Dm7keeps on rG7ollin' aClong Dm7 C
He don't planAmttaters, he Cdon't plant Fcotton, an' Cthem dat Amplants'em is Csoon forCdimgoten
G7But ol' man riDm7ver he jus' keeps G7rollin' alCong F C Am B7
EmYou an' B7me we sEmweat an' sB7train, body all aCdimching' an' Emracked wid B7pain
"EmTote dat Cdimbarge". "EmLift daCdimt baleEm "Git a littleCdim drunk an'Em land in DmjailG7
CAh gits Amweary an' Csick of tFryin' a'm tCired of lG7iving' an' sAmkeered of dyD7ing'
But COl' man riAmver, he jDmus' keep G7rollin' aClong F G7 C
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