Talk:Ol' Man River

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[edit] Robeson's Changes to the Lyrics

I'm not sure when Robeson "sang" his version of the lyrics as described in the article, but it was not on the recording of him singing "Ol' Man River" that I have.71.224.204.167 03:24, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

"but the river keeps on rolling on anyway". Don't it? 68.123.140.196 20:06, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Phil Silvers

Comedian Phil Silvers had a routine in which he would portray (solo or with a straight man) composer Jerome Kern teaching singer/collage graduate Paul Robeson how to sing "Old Man River" using dialect over Robeson's objections that it is not proper english. See Phil Silver's "The Laugh's Were On Me". M Bateman-Graham 203.171.196.113 14:01, 8 October 2007 (UTC)muhaha