Tony Bennett, Count Basie - Ol` Man River

Ol' Man River, that Ol' Man River
He must know somethin' but he don't say nothin'
He just keeps rollin', keeps on rollin' along
He don't plant tatters, and he don't plant cotton
and them that plants'em, are soon forgotten
But Ol' Man River, just keeps rollin' along

You and me, we sweat and strain
Bodies all achin' and racked with pain
Tote that barge and lift that bail
You get a little drunk and you lands in jail
I gets weary and sick of trying
I'm tired of livin', feared of dyin'
And Ol' Man River, he just keeps rollin'
just keeps rollin'
just keeps rollin' along
Ol' Man River, that Ol' Man River
He must know somethin' but he don't say nothin'
He just keeps rollin', keeps on rollin' along
He don't plant tatters, and he don't plant cotton
and them that plants'em, are soon forgotten
But Ol' Man River, just keeps rollin' along

You and me, we sweat and strain
Bodies all achin' and racked with pain
Tote that barge and lift that bail
You get a little drunk and you lands in jail
I gets weary and sick of trying
I'm tired of livin', feared of dyin'
And Ol' Man River, he just keeps rollin'
just keeps rollin'
just keeps rollin' along

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