| Ol' Man River, that Ol' Man River
| Ol' Man River, ese Ol' Man River
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| He must know somethin' but he don’t say nothin'
| Debe saber algo pero no dice nada
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| He just keeps rollin', keeps on rollin' along.
| Él sigue rodando, sigue rodando.
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| He don’t plant tatters, and he don’t plant cotton
| Él no planta andrajos, y no planta algodón
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| and them that plants’em, are soon forgotten.
| y los que las plantan pronto son olvidados.
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| But Ol' Man River, just keeps rollin' along.
| Pero Ol' Man River, sigue rodando.
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| You and me, we sweat and strain,
| tú y yo, sudamos y nos esforzamos,
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| Bodies all achin' and racked with pain.
| Cuerpos todos doloridos y atormentados por el dolor.
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| Tote that barge and lift that bail.
| Tome esa barcaza y levante esa fianza.
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| You get a little drunk and you lands in jail.
| Te emborrachas un poco y terminas en la cárcel.
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| I gets weary and sick of trying
| Me canso y me canso de intentar
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| I’m tired of livin', feared of dyin'
| Estoy cansado de vivir, temo morir
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| And Ol' Man River, he just keeps rollin'
| Y Ol 'Man River, él sigue rodando
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| just keeps rollin'
| sigue rodando
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| just keeps rollin' along. | sigue rodando. |