Paul Robeson - Ol Man River

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This originally comes from here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRiZiVvdX4g
LYRICS:
Dare's an ol' man cal'd de Mississipi
Dat's de ol' man dat I'd lek to be
Whot does he care
iv de world gets trauble
Whot does he care iv de land lev's free.

Ol' man river,
Dat ol' man river
He mus'know sumpin'
But don't say nuthin',
He jes'keeps rollin'
He keeps on rollin' along.

He don' plant taters,
He don't plant cotton,
An' dem dat plants'em
is soon forgotten,
But ol'man river,
He jes keeps rollin'along.

You an'me, we sweat an' strain,
Body all achin' an' racket wid pain,
Tote dat barge!
Lif' dat bale!
Git a little drunk
An' you land in jail.

Ah gits weary
An' sick of tryin'
Ah'm tired of livin'
An' skeered of dyin',
But ol' man river,
He jes'keeps rolling' along.

[Colored folks work on de Mississippi,
Colored folks work while de white folks play,
Pullin' dose boats from de dawn to sunset,
Gittin' no rest till de judgement day.

Don't look up
An' don't look down,
You don' dast make
De white boss frown.
Bend your knees
An'bow your head,
An' pull date rope
Until you' dead.)

Let me go 'way from the Mississippi,
Let me go 'way from de white man boss;
Show me dat stream called de river Jordan,
Dat's de ol' stream dat I long to cross.

O' man river,
Dat ol' man river,
He mus'know sumpin'
But don't say nuthin'
He jes' keeps rollin'
He keeps on rollin' along.

(Long ol' river forever keeps rollin' on...)

He don' plant tater,
He don' plant cotton,
An' dem dat plants 'em
Is soon forgotten,
but ol' man river,
He jes' keeps rollin' along.

(Long ol' river keeps hearing dat song).

You an' me, we sweat an' strain,
Body all achin an' racked wid pain.
Tote dat barge!
Lif' dat bale!
Git a little drunk
An' you land in jail.

Ah, gits weary
An' sick of tryin'
Ah'm tired of livin'
An' skeered of dyin',
But ol' man river,
He jes'keeps rollin' along!

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[ww2fan39]

Nice!

[StalinLeninMao]

I love this song. Comrade Paul Robeson was great!

[123diver123]

thought this was the best version of "Ol' Man River" I have seen on Youtube, just a wonderful piece of Americana

[obiwanobiwan13]

This really is a signpost-song for America

It just fits the time, the race, the people, the country of the time so well...

And it doesn't hurt that you might so easily think that if God sang, his voice might sound just like Robeson's...

A brillaint song, and a great man.

[chartsounds]

@crf250chris I for give you and I thank you for feeling the way you do that is worth more than money

[chartsounds]

@FMSAA1223 I love your comment, you I see as my brother a black heart man like me Check out Dennis Browns version which I produced. The word are not the same but it has the same message

[chartsounds]

Great song but Dennis Brown sang is a different song with the same title which gave a modern interpretation, but the white man claimed that as his. I love Frank Sanatra version he sang it like he was a black man I feel he must have had some black blood in him. This is a protest song, which had been diluted to keep the KKK happy

[missylicious20099]

OMFG !!!! Im covered in goosebumps. An amazing voice and a heart warming talent. An awe inspiring gift, indeed sent from God. WOW ! Thank you for reminding why I adore not only this movie, but also this movie era. Just a breath taking vocal ! Wonderful. Thank you for posting such a quality version :o)

[sussie5]

what an incrediable song absolutley love it very passionate song.

[srwwjd1]

My father was a great admirer of Paul Robeson and introduced me to his music through this very song, "Ol' Man River." He had an incomparable voice--there''s no replacing this consumate musician, so it's great to see him remembered!

[FMSAA1223]

@crf250chris yeah its sad how other races are treated just because of the color of their skin. my great-great uncle was one of those people that treated other people badly based on their race and gender (he was sexist towards women as well)...needless to say, me and him did not get along. my siblings, cousins, and my grandfather could not stand him ha. racism sucks

[crf250chris]

love this man iam a white man we should be sad at wot we done but only god can forgive us..