CF
Here we all work 'long the Mississippi,
CAmG
here we all work while the white folk play.
CF
Pullin' them boats from the dawn till sunset,
CGG7C
gettin' no rest till the judgment day.
EmAmEmAm
Don't look up and don't look down,
EmAmEmAm
you don't das make the boss man frown.
EmB7EmB7
Bend your knees and bow your head,
EmB7EmFG
and pull that rope until you're dead.
CF
Let me go 'way from the Mississippi,
CAmG
let me go 'way from the white man boss.
CFDm
Show me that stream called the River Jordan,
CGG7C
that's the old stream that I long to cross.
CFCF
Ol' Man River, that Ol' Man River,
CFCF
he don't say nothin', but he must know somethin',
GG7GG7CFCF
he just keeps rollin', he keeps on rollin' along.
CFCF
He don't plant tatters, and he don't plant cotton,
CEmAmB7
and them what plants em, are soon forgotten
GDmGFCFC
But Ol' Man River, just keeps rollin' along.
EmAmEmAm
You and me, we sweat and strain,
EmAmEmAm
body all achin' and racked with pain.
EmB7EmB7
Tote that barge and lift that bail,
EmB7EmDmG
you get a little drunk and you lands in jail.
CFCF
I gets weary, and sick of trying,
CDmAmD7
I'm tired of livin', but I'm scared of dyin',
CAmDmG7CFC
but Ol' Man River, he just keeps rollin' along.