My land's gone now, leave no use a-listenin'For his tired footsteps climbin' up the stairsAh, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ahOh, my soul Come to keep me companyWhisperin' beside me while I say my prayersAh, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ahAin't thy mind workin'?Workin' these travelersJourneyin' togetherTo the promised landFor old man sorrowMarchin' all the way with meTellin' me I'm old nowSince I lose my manSince I lose my manSince I lose my manAh, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ahOld man sorrowSittin' by the fireplaceCryin' all night longBut me in the bedTellin' me the same thingMorning, noon, and eveningThat I'm all alone nowSince my man is deadSince my man is deadSince my man is dead*