[Verse 1]
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There's an old man called the Mississippi
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That's the old man that I wants to be
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What does he care if the world's got troubles
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What does he care if the land ain't free
[Verse 2]
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Ol' Man River, that Ol' Man River,
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he don't say nothin', but he must know somethin',
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he just keeps rollin', he keeps on rollin' along.
[Verse 3]
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He don't plant tatters, and he don't plant cotton,
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and them what plants em, are soon forgotten
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But Ol' Man River, just keeps rollin' along.
[Verse 4]
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You and me, we sweat and strain,
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body all achin' and racked with pain.
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Tote that barge and lift that bail,
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you get a little drunk and you lands in jail.
[Verse 5]
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I gets weary, and sick of trying,
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I'm tired of livin', but I'm scared of dyin',
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but Ol' Man River, he just keeps rollin' along.