My man's gone now,
Ain't no use a-listenin'
For his tired foot-steps
Climbin' up de stairs.
Ah.... Ah....
Ole Man Sorrow
Come to keep me comp'ny,
Whisperin' beside me
When I say my prayers.
Ah.... Ah....
Ain't dat I min' workin'
Work an' me is travellers
Journeyin' togedder
To de promise land.
But Ole Man Sorrow's
Marchin' all de way wid me
Tellin' me I'm ole now
Since I lose my man.
Since she lose her man.
Since I lose my man.
Ah.... Ah....
Ole Man Sorrow
sittin' by de fireplace,
Lyin' all night long
by me in de bed.
Tellin' me de same thing
mornin', noon an' eb'nin'
That I'm all alone now
since my man is dead.
Ah........
Since my man is dead!
Ah.....
Ah.....