Oh, listen, sister I love my mister man And I can't tell you why There ain't no reason Why I should love that man It must be somethin' that the angels done plan [Chorus] Fish got to swim, birds got to fly I got to love one man till I die Can't help lovin' that man of mine Tell me he's lazy, tell me he's slow Tell me I'm crazy (maybe I know) Can't help lovin' that man of mine When he goes away, that's a rainy day But when he comes back, that day is fine The sun will shine
He can come home as late as can be Home without him ain't no home to me Can't help lovin' that man of mine My man is shiftless And good for nothin' too (He's my man just the same) He's never 'round here When there is work to do He's never round here when there's workin' to do The chimney's smokin' The roof is leakin' in But he don't seem to care He can be happy With just a sip of gin Ah, even love him when his kisses got gin [Chorus]