Biography:
William Caesar Warfield (22 January 1920 - 26 August 2002), concert baritone singer, was born in West Helena, Arkansas and grew up in Rochester, New York, where his father was called to serve as pastor of Mt. Vernon Church. He gave his recital debut in New York's Town Hall on March 19, 1950. He was quickly invited by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to tour that continent for 35 concerts. In 1952, Warfield performed in Porgy and Bess during a tour of Europe sponsored by the U.
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Old Man River Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II
[Intro]
G Em G Em
G Em C Am7
There's an old man called the Mississippi
G Em Em7 Am7 D7
That's the old man that I wants to be
G G7 C Am7
What does he care if the world's got trouble?
G Em Am D7 G
What does he care if the land ain't free?
[Verse 1]
G Em G Em
Old Man River, that Old Man River,
G D Em Gdim
He must know something, but he don't say nothing,
Am D Am7 D G Em G Em
He just keeps rollin; he keeps on rollin along
[Verse 2]
G Em G Em
He don't plant taters, he don't plant cotton,
G D7 Em Gdim
and them that plants them are soon forgotten
Am D Am7 D G Em G F#7
But Old Man River, he just keeps rolling along.
[Bridge]
Bm Em Bm Em
You and me, we sweat and strain,
Bm Em Bm Em
Body all aching and racked with pain.
Bm F#7 Bm F#7
Tote that barge, and lift that bale,
Bm F#7 Bm Am D
You get a little drunk and you lands in jail.
[Verse 3]
G Em G Em
I get weary, and sick of trying,
G D Em A7
I'm tired of living, and scared of dying,
G Em Am7 D G Em Am7 C G
But Old Man River, he just keeps rolling along.
[Intro]
G Em G Em
G Em C Am7
There's an old man called the Mississippi
G Em Em7 Am7 D7
That's the old man that I wants to be
G G7 C Am7
What does he care if the world's got trouble?
G Em Am D7 G
What does he care if the land ain't free?
[Verse 1]
G Em G Em
Old Man River, that Old Man River,
G D Em Gdim
He must know something, but he don't say nothing,
Am D Am7 D G Em G Em
He just keeps rollin; he keeps on rollin along
[Verse 2]
G Em G Em
He don't plant taters, he don't plant cotton,
G D7 Em Gdim
and them that plants them are soon forgotten
Am D Am7 D G Em G F#7
But Old Man River, he just keeps rolling along.
[Bridge]
Bm Em Bm Em
You and me, we sweat and strain,
Bm Em Bm Em
Body all aching and racked with pain.
Bm F#7 Bm F#7
Tote that barge, and lift that bale,
Bm F#7 Bm Am D
You get a little drunk and you lands in jail.
[Verse 3]
G Em G Em
I get weary, and sick of trying,
G D Em A7
I'm tired of living, and scared of dying,
G Em Am7 D G Em Am7 C G
But Old Man River, he just keeps rolling along.
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