Ol’ Man River Songtext
von The Ravens

(Doodle-loo-doo, doodle-loo-doo.)
Well, Ol′-a man river, (Doo.)/
/Ol' man river, (Doo.)/
/He mus′ know something, (Doo.)/
/But he don' say nothing, no.
He jus' keep rollin′, (Ooo.)/
/Keeps on, just a-rollin′ along.
(Doodle-loo-doo, doodle-loo-doo.)
Keeps on rollin'.
(Doodle-loo-doo, doodle-loo-doo.)
(Doo.)/He don′t plant taytas, no an'. (Doo.)
/Don′t plant cotton, no an'. (Doo.)/
/Dem dat plants them, (Doo.)/
/Are soon forgodden, oh.
But ol′man river, (Ooo.)/
/Keeps on, just a-rollin'along.
(Doodle-loo-doo, doodle-loo-doo.)
Right on a-rollin'.
(Doodle-loo-doo, doodle-loo-doo.)


(You an′ I, we sweat an′ strain,)
(Bodies all aching an' wracked with pain,)
(Tote that barge! Lif′ that bale!)
(You get drunk,) an' you′d land in jail, wellll.
(Doo.)/I get weary sometimes, (Doo.)/
/An' sick of tryin′. (Doo.)/
/Tired of living, (Doo.)/
/'Feared of dyin', ooooh.
But ol′man river, (Ooo.)/
/Keeps on, just a-rollin′along.
(Doodle-loo-doo, doodle-loo-doo.)
Right on a-rollin'.
(Doodle-loo-doo, doodle-loo-doo.)
(You an′ I, we sweat an' strain,)
(Bodies all aching an′ wracked with pain,)
Tote that barge! (Doo doo-doo doo-doo.)
Lif' that bale! (Doo doo-doo doo-doo.)
You get a little drunk, and you′d land in jaaa-ail.
(Doo.)/I get weary, yes, an', (Doo.)/
/Sick of tryin'. (Doo.)/
/Tired of living,
((And ′feared of dyin′.))
((But ol'man river,))
((He just keeps rollin′aloooong.))