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"Ol' Man River" is a song by The Residents, featured as the penultimate track on their concept album Doctor Dark, released February 28th 2025 by Cherry Red Records, MVD Audio and New Ralph Too.

An edited version of the song, titled "Ol' Man River (Machine Edit)", was released to streaming platforms as a digital single on February 14th 2025.

Lyrics[]

MY MACHINE! Is your release.
MY MACHINE! Will set you free.
MY MACHINE! Will give you peace,
Salvation and infinity.
Filled with fools and discontent,
Life is what it's always been,
But my machine does not pretend.
Absurdity is a sin.
Life is love in the end.
MY MACHINE! Is your release.
MY MACHINE! Will set you free.
MY MACHINE! Will give you peace,
Salvation and infinity.

Ol' Man River (Machine Edit)[]

"Ol' Man River (Machine Edit)" is an edited version of The Residents' song "Ol' Man River", released to streaming platforms as a digital single on February 14th 2025, in advance of the release of the album Doctor Dark.

The cover art features an AI-generated image of the album's titular character, Dr. Anastasia Dark.

Track listing[]

  1. Ol' Man River (Machine Edit) (2:27)

See also[]

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