I found it interesting that Paul Robeson sang slightly different lyrics to "Old Man River" depending upon whether his audience was in Mississippi or in Moscow*:

I found it interesting that Paul Robeson sang slightly different lyrics to "Old Man River" depending upon whether his audience was in Mississippi or in Moscow*: *** 1,4 **** Tote that barge Lift that bale ! Get a little drunk And you land in jail --- 1,4 ---- Tote that barge Lift that bale ! Show a little grit And you land in jail * well, before "they" pulled his passport, anyway...