Old Man River
by Paul Robeson · harmonica tab for C diatonic harmonica
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4 = blow hole 4-4 = draw hole 4’ = bend
Let me go 'way from de Mis-sis-sip-pi
Let me go 'way from de white man boss
Show me dat stream called de Riv-er Jor-dan
Dat's the ol' stream dat I long to cross.
Ol' Man Riv-er, dat Ol' Man Riv-er
He must know sum-pin', but don't say noth-in'
He just keeps roll-in'
He keeps on roll-in a-long
He don't plant 'ta-ters, he don't plant cot-ton
An' dem dat plants 'em is soon for-got-ten
But Ol' Man Riv-er he jes' keeps roll-in' a-long
You an' me, we sweat an' strain
Bod-y all ach-in' an' racked wid pain
"Tote dat barge!" "Lift dat bale!"
Yer git a lit-tle drunk, an' you'll land in ja-il
Ay gits wear-y an' sick of try-in'
Ah'm tired of liv-in' an' feared of dy-in'
But Ol' Man Riv-er he jes' keeps roll-in' a-long