That ol' man river
That ol' man river
He don't say nothing
But he must know something
He's ol' man river
He just keeps rolling along
Well I get weary
And sick of trying
I'm tired of living
And I'm feared of dying
He's ol' man river
And he just keeps rolling along
He don't plant 'tatos
(?)
He don't plant cotton
And then they fence him
(??)
He's soon forgotten
He's ol' man river
And he just keeps rolling along
That ol' man river
That ol' man river
He don't say nothing
But he must know something
He's ol' man river
And he just keeps rolling along