Old Man River Song

Ol man river lyrics.
Old man river song. Ol man river dat ol man river he mus know sumpin but don t say nuthin he jes keeps rollin. It is sung from the point of view of a black stevedore on a showboat and is the most famous song from the show. Lyrics to old man river by paul robeson. 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.
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. It gave the new crooner his first 1 record. Ol man river was first performed live by jules bledsoe in the original stage production of show boat on december 27 1927. Show boat is a 1951 technicolor film based on the musical by jerome kern music and oscar hammerstein ii script and lyrics and the novel by edna ferber.
Ol man river is a show tune from the 1927 musical show boat that contrasts the struggles and hardships of african americans with the endless uncaring flow of the mississippi river. The song is meant to be performed in a slow tempo it is sung complete once in the musical s lengthy first scene by the stevedore joe who travels with the boat and in the stage version is heard fou. The first hit recording was a surprisingly jazzy uptempo arrangement by the paul whiteman orchestra with a young bing crosby as the featured vocalist.