Ol' Man River by Paul Robeson on Showboat 1936
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Paul Robeson sings Ol' Man River (Showboat - 1936). I'm reading the book right now. Interesting thing is that Edna Ferber tells that Negroes (that's the way she says) use she and her to describe the Mississippi River and Indians use he and his. But Paul Robeson says: Ask the river. He (not she) knows everything.Ask the old river what he thinks He knows all about them, boysHe knows all about everythingDare's an ol' man cal'd de MississipiDat's de ol' man dat I'd lek to beWhot does he care iv de world gets traubleWhot does he care iv de land lev's free.Ol' man river,Dat ol' man riverHe 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'emis 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 drunkAn' you land in jail.Ah gits wearyAn' 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 upAn' don't look down,You don' dast makeDe white boss frown.Bend your kneesAn'bow your head,An' pull date ropeUntil 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 'emIs 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 drunkAn' you land in jail.Ah, gits wearyAn' sick of tryin'Ah'm tired of livin'An' skeered of dyin',But ol' man river,He jes'keeps rollin' along!
Channel: Music
Uploaded: December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm
Author: amarcord222
Length: 04:29
Rating: 4.98
Views: 145311
Tags: 1936 Man Ol' Paul River Robeson Showboat
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Murphy4709 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
god i love this old tune. reminds me of my heritage..
PerfectEight (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Such beautiful low notes. I cant sing nearly that beautifully in the lower register.
StolzerKurde92 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
it reminds my nice memories :DGreat Voice and great Story!
nutsbatman (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
cool
DrPhil1300 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
I farted
karlkalkon (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
His voice still blow me away!! A masterpiece!!
KennyMcCormick2 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
we heard this song in english today... first i thought its funny but then i began to like it... damn nice i really like hes black =) awesome song
UkrainkaIvanka (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
very powerful
ShabbaMama (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
its sad to know that this great singer died at the age of 77 in 1976 :(
intimidationcaptain (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
An incredible song sung by a truly historic singer. He is one of the greatest singers ever to have lived. His voice is amazing. Listening to this always gives me goosebumps. |
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