You got that one right, bobad. Oddly though (and I can hear catspaw coughing up hairballs over in the corner) Bing (Der Bingle) did a great version of the song with the Cozy Cole Trio. Early in Bing's career, he could scat sing and swing with the best of them, before he trademarked the ba-ba-ba-boom mannerisms. He did several cuts with the Cozy Cole Trio, and Old Man River was the best. Not saying it equals Paul Robeson's. Almost like a different song. As different as the Marcels version of Blue Moon was to Dean Martin's.

I wonder how the Marcel's would sound, doing Old Man River? The Ravens did a pretty decent version..

Jerry