64 Old Man River

Old Man River, must you go down?
Down to the sea.
Must you go down, where the winds blow
And the waves flow?
Old Man River, why must you go?
Will you not stay near,
Just for a day here, before you go?
Then when you go, can I go with you?
I want to be an Old Man River
On my way down to the sea,
An Old Man River on my way
Down to the sea.
I must go down, down to the sea,
Down into the deep, dark sea.

Stanley Horner, 1999

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