My man's gone now Ain't no use a listenin' For his tired footsteps Climbin' up the stairs But old man sorrow's Come to keep me company Whisperin' beside me When I say my prayers Ain't that I mind workin' Work and me is travelers Journeyin' together To the promised land But old man sorrow's Marching all the way with me Telling me I'm old now Since I lost my man Since I lost my man Since I lost my man But old man sorrow's Sitting by the fireplace Lying all night long By me in my bed Telling me the same thing Morning noon and evening That I'm all alone now Since my man is gone Since my man is gone Since my man is gone