My man's gone now Ain't no use a listenin' For his tired footsteps Climbin' up the stairs Old man sorrows 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 sorrows Marching all the way with me Telling me, I'm old now Since I lose my man Since I lose my man Old man sorrows Sittin' by the fire place Lying all night long Find me in the bed Telling me the same thing Morning, noon and evening That I'm all alone now Since my man is dead Since my man is dead