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Here wCe all work 'long the Mississippi, F
heCre we all work while the white folk playAm. G
PuCllin' them boats from the dawn till sunset, F
getCtin' no rest till the judgmentG day. G7 C
DEmon't look upAm and don'tEm look down, Am
you donEm't das make Amthe boss manEm frown. Am
BEmend your knees anB7d bow your Emhead, B7
and puEmll that ropB7e untEmil you're dead. F G
LCet me go 'way from the Mississippi, F
Clet me go 'way from the white man bosAms. G
SChow me that stream called the River Jordan, F Dm
thCat's the old stream that I long to cross.G G7 C
COl' Man River,F that Ol' Man CRiver, F
he don'Ct say nothin',F but he must know sometChin', F
he jusGt keeps rollin',G7 he keeps on rGollin' alongG7. C F C F
He don'tC plant tattersF, and he don't plant cotCton, F
and them Cwhat plants em, Emare soon forgotten Am B7
But OlG' Man River,Dm just kGeeps rollin' alFong. C F C
YEmou and me,Am we sweat anEmd strain, Am
Embody all acAmhin' and rackEmed with pain. Am
EmTote that baB7rge and liftEm that bailB7,
you geEmt a little drunB7k and you lands in Emjail. Dm G
CI gets wearyF, and sick of trCying, F
I'm tiCred of liDmvin', but I'm scarAmed of dyin',D7
but OCl' Man RiveAmr, he just Dmkeeps rollin' aG7long. C F C
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