歌词与中文翻译
My man's gone now
我的男人已经离我而去
Ain't no use a listenin'
今已无处可听
For his tired footsteps
他拖着那沉重的步伐
Climbin' up the stairs
走上阶梯
Old man sorrow's
独属于老者的悲伤
Come to keep me company
前来与我作伴
Whisperin' beside me When I say my prayers
在我祈祷时 它对我低语在我耳畔
Ain't that I mind workin'
我怎会介意劳碌
Workin' means travelers
劳碌便意味着世间人
Journeyin' togheter
能一同行往
To the promised land
行往那应许之地
But old man sorrow
但那老者的悲伤啊
Mountin' all the way with me
这一路上山一般地压在我肩膀
Tell' me that I'm old now
它告知我，我已衰老
Since I lose my man
自我失去你
(Since she lose her man)
（自从她失去她的丈夫）
Since I lose my man
自我失去我的男人
Old man' sorrow
老者的悲伤啊
Sitting by the fireplace
坐在壁炉旁
lyin'all night long by me in the bed
整夜在我身侧，静卧于床
Tellin' me the same thing mornin', noon, and evenin‘
无分晨昏，反复对我讲起
That I am alone now
如今我已形只影单
Since my man is dead
因我的丈夫已独自离开