Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man (Uit "Showboat") - The Royal Song Association Mastreechter Staar, Roger Moens, Chantal Janzen & Bèr Schellings

Fish got to swim and 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 Dat's a rainy day And when he comes back dat 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

Oh, listen, sista I love my mista man And I can't tell you why There ain't no reason For me to love that man It must be something That the angels done play Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly I gotta love one man 'til I die Can't help loving 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 loving 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 loving that man of mine

Well look what's going down the river now Big steam whistle gonna blow, man, blow Look what's going down the river now Let the wheels stop turning, let the anchors go Show boat, pretty boat, stop a while Make a little music for the baby to smile Show boat, pretty boat, you and me Gonna sail on down to the shiny sea They go down the fields to the sandy shore Lay down the plough, leave the milk in the cow Down from the fields to the sandy shore Just to look at what's going down the river now Master's in the cabin with his head hung low The tide's been a-turning but the boat won't go Hit rock bottom, left high and dry Down in the delta where the river runs high There's a church on my hill, got a brand new choir Got a big bell tower and it's burnin' hot fire The graveyard's empty and the book's been closed Don't pass the plate, just put down the rose The baby's in the cradle rockin' to and fro Gonna get out the valley so the shadow don't grow And if that brand new choir don't sing I'm gonna get that baby a bell to ring

The man I'm lovin' Don't worry 'bout me runnin' around Never find my baby Hustlin' after me all over town He don't have to shout He don't even have to call Knows I'm comin' home Even if I got to crawl He'll get me when he wants me He's the finest lovin' man around Gets up in the morning Or when he comes home late at night You know the man's always hungry Knows I'm gonna cook it up just right He don't ever hurry He just takes his time Just a little taste is all it takes to make him mine He'll get it when he wants it He's the finest lovin' man around Some women they act just Like their men will never mount to no good You know they are always on the cheat And never treat him like a good woman should You want him to do you right Honey, that ain't the way You got to love him all night And he'll do just what you say Get just what you give out That's the only way to gain his faith Now me and my baby We always know just what we're puttin' down And we know we'll be together Til the day when something better comes around Til that day comes You won't hear me complaining I'll take him as like he is 'Cause you know I can't change him I'll love him best I can He's the finest lovin' man around