Paul Robeson — Just Keepin On

In the old [?] Talkin’ things over Tells you of trouble he’s met Still we all fight on Hoping to light on Something we haven’t found yet I plot along and I always will Maybe I’m long but I’m hoping still Just keepin’ on Weary and slow Others have gone where I got to go I am depressed No time to rest ‘Till I get over the hill Shoes wearin’ thin Bones growing old Always I’m in the wind and the cold Maybe I’ll find That’s let behind When I get over the hill Track’s mighty rough Hill’s mighty steep Sometimes I’m tired enough to lie down and sleep Surely, I must find Somewhere up the road A quiet place where I can ease my load I’m keepin’ on Don’t seem to know How far I’ve gone or how far I’ll go Hoping that I’ll Rest for a while When I get over the hill Shoes wearin’ thin Bones growing old Always I’m in the wind and the cold Maybe I’ll find That’s let behind When I get over the hill Track’s mighty rough Hill’s mighty steep Sometimes I’m tired enough to lie down and sleep Surely, I must find Somewhere up the road A quiet place where I can ease my load I’m keepin’ on Don’t seem to know How far I’ve gone or how far I’ll go Hoping that I’ll Rest for a while When I get over the hill