Man by the River (Live) - Kingdom Culture Worship & Bradley Riddle

Here we all work 'long the Mississippi Here we all work while the white folk play Pullin' them boats from the dawn till sunset Gettin' no rest till the judgment day Don't look up and don't look down Ya don't dast make the white boss frown Bend your knees and bow your head And pull that rope until you're dead Let me go 'way from the Mississippi Let me go 'way from the white man boss Show me that stream called the River Jordan That's the old stream that I long to cross Ol' Man River, that Ol' Man River He must know somepin', but he don't say nothin' He just keeps rollin', he keeps on rollin' along He don't plant taters, and he don't plant cotton And them what plants 'em is soon forgotten But Ol' Man River, jest keeps rollin' along You and me, we sweat and strain Bodies all achin' and wracked with pain Tote that barge and lift that bale Ya get a little drunk and ya lands in ja-ail I gets weary and so sick of tryin' I'm tired of livin', but I'm feared of dyin' And Ol' Man River, he just keeps rollin' along

Old man river, that old man river He must know something but don't say nothing He just keeps rolling He keeps on rolling along You and me, we sweat and slave Bodies all aching and racked with pain Tow that barge, lift that bail Get a little drunk and you land in jail I get weary and sick of trying I'm tired of living but scared of dying That old man river He just keeps rolling along

He's a perfect stranger Like a cross of himself and a fox He's a feeling arranger And a changer of the ways he talks He's the unforeseen danger The keeper of the key to the locks Know when you see him Nothing can free him Step aside, open wide It's the loner If you see him in the subway He'll be down at the end of the car Watching you move until he knows He knows who you are When you get off at your station alone He'll know that you are Know when you see him Nothing can free him Step aside, open wide I wanna live with a cinnamon girl I could be happy the rest of my life With a cinnamon girl A dreamer of pictures, I run in the night You see us together, chasing the moonlight My cinnamon girl Ten silver saxes, a bass with a bow The drummer relaxes and waits between shows For his cinnamon girl A dreamer of pictures, I run in the night You see us together, chasing the moonlight My cinnamon girl Be on my side, I'll be on your side There is no reason for you to hide It's so hard for me, staying here all alone When you could be taking me for a ride She could drag me over the rainbow And send me away Down by the river I shot my baby Down by the river, dead You take my hand, I'll take your hand Together we may get away This much madness is too much sorrow It's impossible to make it today She could drag me over the rainbow And send me away Down by the river I shot my baby Down by the river, dead Be on my side, I'll be on your side There is no reason for you to hide It's so hard for me, staying here all alone When you could be taking me for a ride

Come with me To the land As far as east from west goes Just give me a yes or a no What I've done In a breath Is everything you need so Much more than you could ever know Ooh ooh Don't think twice But count the cost There's more than meets the eye Take a cross and you can take my life At my word Follow me Leave your old name behind Leave your father And I'll show you Mine Mine Ooh ooh Ooh aah Teacher I have seen you In the hidden place And I listen in the Quiet of the day And never have I Heard these words of grace They lead me to the Sweetness of your face And I know Oh I know Oh I know Oh I know I have seen you In the hidden place And I listen in the Quiet of the day And never have I Heard these words of grace They lead me to the Sweetness of your face There's no where else I would go No where else I would go