[Spoken, female voice] This doesn't look like a river to me... but what do i know? [beat drop] [verse] [slow drum machine groove at 70 BPM, hazy hi-hats] Ol' man river that Ol' man river He mus’ know sumpin’ but don’t say nuthin’, He jes’ keeps rollin’, He keeps on rollin’ along ...along...along......along [breakdown] [tape hiss louder, VHS rewind sound] [river water panned left-right] [spoken] “Tote that barge…” [spoken] “Lift that bale…” [drums drop out, only pads + river FX remain] [build / drop] [drums return, chopped & screwed rhythm] [deep bass swell] “Fightin’… fightin’… until I’m dyin’…” [looping, fading in and out] [big beat drop, synth arps shimmering, echoes bouncing] [chorus] Ol' man river that Ol' man river He jes’ keeps rollin’, He keeps on rollin’ along. [outro] [vinyl crackle returns, instruments fade into low-pass filter] [river slowly disappears] [spoken] “Ol’ Man River… keeps on rollin’…”
