My man's gone now
Ain't no use a-listenin'
For his tired footsteps
Climbin' up the stairs
Ah, ah
Old man sorrow
Come to keep me company
Whisperin' beside me
While I say my prayers
Ah, ah
Ain't that I mind workin'
Workin' these travelers
Journeyin' together
To the promised land
For old man sorrow
Marchin' all the way with me
Tellin' me I'm old now
Since I lose my man
Since I lose my man
Since I lose my man
Ah, ah
Old man sorrow
Sittin' by the fireplace
Lyin' all night long
By me in the bed
Tellin' me the same thing
Mornin', noon, and evenin'
That I'm all alone now
Since my man is dead
Since my man is dead
Since my man is dead