My Man's Gone Now

My man's gone now Ain't no use a listenin' For his tired footsteps Climbin' up the stairs Oh, oh Old man sorrows Come to keep me company Whisperin' beside me When I say my prayers When I say my prayers Ain't that I mind workin' Workin' means travelers Journeyin' together To the promised land But old man sorrows Mountin' all the way with me Tellin' me that I'm old now Since I lose my man Since I lose my man Old man sorrow Sittin' by the fireplace Lyin' on my floor 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 Oh Since my man is dead Oh, ah, eeh --- My Man's Gone Now - Sarah Vaughan and Hal Mooney Orchestra