Ol’ Man River

(início)

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Colored folks work on the Mississipi
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Colored folks work while the white folks play
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Pullin' those boats from the dawn to sunset
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Gittin' no rest till the judgement day
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Don't look up an' don't look down
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You don't dast make the white boss frown
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Bend yo' knees bow yo' head,
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An' pull  that  hope         until yo're dead
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Let me go'way from the Mississipi
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Let me go 'way, from the white men boss
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Show me that stream called the river Jordan
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That's the ol' stream that I long to  cross
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Ol' man river, ol' man river
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He must know sumpin' but don't say nothing
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He jus' keeps rollin'; He keeps on rollin' along
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He don't planttaters, he don't plant cotton
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An' them dat plants'em is soon forgoten
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But ol' man river he jus' keeps rollin' along
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You an' me we sweat an' strain
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Body all aching' an' racked wid pain
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" Tote dat barge". " Lift dat bale "
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Git a little drunk an' land in jail.
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Ah gits weary an' sick of tryin' a'm
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Tired of living' an' skeered of dying'
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But Ol' man river, he jus' keep rollin' along
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Ol' man river, ol' man river
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He must know sumpin' but don't say nothing
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He jus' keeps rollin', He keeps on rollin' along
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He don't planttaters, he don't plant cotton
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An' them dat plants'em is soon forgoten
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But ol' man river he jus' keeps rollin' along
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You an' me we sweat an' strain
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Body all aching' an' racked wid pain
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" Tote dat barge". " Lift dat bale "
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Git a little drunk an' land in jail
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Ah gits weary an' sick of tryin' a'm
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Tired of living' an' skeered of dying'
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But Ol' man river, he jus' keep rollin' along