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

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 I are travelers
Journeyin' together
To the promised land

But Old Man Sorrow's
Watchin' all the way with me
Tellin' me I'm old now
Since I lost my man
Since I lost my man

Old Man Sorrow's
Sittin' by the fireplace
Lyin' all night long
By me in the bed
Tellin' me the same thing
Morning, noon and evening
That I'm all alone now
Since my man is dead
Ah, since my man is dead