Ol' Man River

by Aretha Franklin

From the album: Laughing on the Outside

Track 13 of 16 on Laughing on the Outside (1963).

Duration: 4:03

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Lyrics for Ol' Man River

Here we all work, on one jar or another Why should I work while he rolls blaze? I get tired, so tired and weary Got to keep tolling day by day Ol' man river, ol' man river He don't say nothin', but he must know somethin' Ol' man river keeps on rollin' along, ah, ah No, he don't plant cotton, he don't plant taters Them that plants 'em is soon forgotten Ol' man river keeps on rollin' along Well, you and me, we sweat and strain Our bodies all achin' and wrecked with pain Tote that barge, you better lift that bale Get a little drunk and you land in jail I get weary, so sick of tryin' I'm tired of livin', but afraid of dyin' Ol' man river, he keeps on rollin' along, yeah Well, you, you and me, we sweat and strain Our bodies all achin' and wrecked with pain Oh, tote that barge, you better lift that bale Get a little drunk and you land in jail I get weary, so sick of tryin' Tired of livin', but afraid of dyin' Ol' man river, he keeps on rollin' along Ol' man river keeps on rollin' along, yeah Ol' man river keeps on rollin' along

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More from Laughing on the Outside

  1. Skylark
  2. For All We Know
  3. Make Someone Happy
  4. I Wonder (Where Are You Tonight)
  5. Solitude
  6. Laughing on the Outside
  7. Say It Isn't So
  8. Until the Real Thing Comes Along
  9. If Ever I Would Leave You
  10. Where Are You?
  11. Mr. Ugly
  12. I Wanna Be Around
  13. Ol' Man River
  14. You've Got Her
  15. Here's Where I Came In (Here's Where I Walk Out)
  16. Say It Isn't So