oh listen sister i love my mister man and i can t tell yo why dere ain t no reason why i should love dat man it must be sumpin dat de angels done plan refrain fish got to swim birds got to fly i got to 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 can t help lovin dat man of mine when he goes away dat s a rainy day but when he comes back dat day is fine de sun will shine he kin come home as late as kin be home widout him ain t no home to me can t help lovin dat man of mine my man is shif less an good for nuthin too he s never round here when dere is work to do he s never round here when dere s workin to do de chimbley s smokin de roof is leakin in but he don t seem to care he kin be happy wid jes a sip of gin ah even love him when his kisses got gin repeat refrain