Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man

(album: The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books - 1994)

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 sumping 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 loving 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 loving 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 loving dat man of mine.

My man is shif'less
An' good for nuthing too
(He's mah man jes' de same)

He's never round here
When dere is work to do.
He's never round here when dere's working to do.
De chimbley's smoking,
De roof is leaking 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]