let me lay on my back in a forty dollar hack no more gin no more rum for the misery s done come fish gotta swim birds gotta fly i gotta love one man till i die can t help lovin dat 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 dat man of mine oh listen sisters i love that mister man and i can t tell you why there ain t no reason why i should love that man it must be something that the angels done planned fish gotta swim birds gotta fly i gotta love one man till i die can t help lovin dat 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 dat man of mine when he goes away that s a rainy day but when he comes back the day is he can come home as late as can be home without him ain t no home to me can t help lovin dat man of mine