My man's gone now
Ain't no use a-listenin'
For his tired footsteps
Climbin' up the stairs

Old man sorrow
Come to keep me company
Whispering beside me
When I say my prayers

Ain't that I mind workin'
Workin' me is travellers
Journeyin' together
To the promised land

Old man sorrow's
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

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 gone
Since my man is gone