Old Man River chords by Jo Stafford, The Pied Pipers
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Old
Verse 1
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Man River, that old man river,
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he must know something,
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but don't say nothin'.
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Keeps rollin', keeps on
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rollin' along.
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Don't plant taters,
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don't plant cotton
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Then the plants will be
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soon forgotten
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And the river
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keeps rolling along
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You and me,
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we sweat and strain
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Body all aching and
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racked with pain
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Tote that barge, lift that bale
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Get a little drunk and you land in jail
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Gets weary and sick of tryin'
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Tired of livin' and feared of dyin'
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Old Man River just keeps rollin' along
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Hey, listen, you and me,
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we wrack our brains
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Tryin' to think of
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a new refrain
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Took what barge,
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left what bale
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Might as well continue with
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this san tale
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I get weary an
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d sick of tryin'
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I'm tired of livin'
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and so scared of dyin'
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Like that old man river,
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that old man river,
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he just keeps on
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rollin' along.
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Old Man River
Jo Stafford, The Pied Pipers
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