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 racked wid pain tote dat barge lif dat bale git a little drunk an you lands in jail ah gits weary an sick of tryin ah m tired of livin an scared of dyin but ol man river he jes keeps rolling along 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 scared of dyin but ol man river he jes keeps rollin along 
['american folk revival', 'classical bass', 'harlem renaissance', 'spirituals']