i can t keep from crying sometimes i can t keep from crying sometimes well mama she s dead and gone and i know i m all alone i can t keep from crying sometimes sometimes early in the morning about the break of day i fall down on my knees i fall down and i pray i think about my woman my woman who s long gone i can t keep from crying sometimes sometimes i can t keep from crying sometimes well mama she s dead and gone and i know i m all alone i can t keep from crying sometimes sometimes yeah later in the evening i watch the sun go down i think about my woman yeah but my woman lord she ain t around my heart is filled with sadness and my eyes are filled with tears i can t keep from crying sometimes alright i can t keep from crying sometimes well mama she s dead and gone and i know i m all alone i can t keep from crying sometimes sometimes oh no1