Here we all work 'long the Mississippi 在这里，我们所有的工作长的密西西比河

Here we all work while the white folk play 在这里，我们所有的工作，而白色的民俗游戏

Pullin' them boats from the dawn till sunset 普林他们从黎明到日落船

Gettin' no rest till the judgment day 刚开了没有休息，直到审判日

   

Don't look up and don't look down 别看了，不要往下看

Ya don't dast make the white boss frown 雅不达斯特使白老板皱眉

Bend your knees and bow your head 弯曲你的膝盖和弓头

And pull that rope until you're dead 并拉动绳子，直到你死定了

   

Let me go 'way from the Mississippi 让我去的方式从密西西比河

Let me go 'way from the white man boss 让我走“的方式，从白人老板

Show me that stream called the River Jordan 让我看到流称为约旦河

That's the old stream that I long to cross 这是旧的流，我渴望过

   

Ol' Man River, that Ol' Man River Ol人河，那Ol人河

He must know somepin', but he don't say nothin' 他必须知道somepin “ ，但他不说没什么

   

He just keeps rollin', he keeps on rollin' along 他只是不断罗林，他不断罗林沿

   

He don't plant taters, and he don't plant cotton 他不种taters ，他不种植棉花

And them what plants 'em is soon forgotten 和他们有什么植物时间很快就忘记了

But Ol' Man River, jest keeps rollin' along 但Ol人河，笑话不断罗林沿

   

You and me, we sweat and strain 你和我，我们的汗水和应变

Bodies all achin' and wracked with pain 机构所有阿钦“和深受病痛

Tote that barge and lift that bale 手提包的驳船，并抬起罢了

Ya get a little drunk and ya lands in ja-ail 雅得有点喝醉了，在雅JA- AIL土地

   

I gets weary and so sick of tryin' í变得疲倦等病难以释怀的“

I'm tired of livin', but I'm feared of dyin' 我已经厌倦了活着的“ ，但我担心快要枯萎的”

And Ol' Man River, he just keeps rollin' along 而Ol人河，他只是不断罗林沿