a song about the Mississippi River from the musical play Show Boat . The best-known performance of it was by Paul Robeson , who joined the show after it moved to London in 1928. It is sung by the character Joe and is a sad song about the hard life of African Americans in the South. They are soon forgotten, it says, ‘But Ol’ man river, he just keeps rollin’ along.‘.
OL’ MAN RIVER
Meaning of OL’ MAN RIVER in English
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005