I can't keep from cryin' sometimes I can't keep from cryin' sometimes Oh, momma she's dead and gone And I know I'm all alone I can't keep from cryin' 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 cryin' sometimes I can't keep from cryin' sometimes Oh, momma she's dead and gone And I know I'm all alone I can't keep from cryin' sometimes Later in the evening, I watch the sun go down I think about my woman 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 cryin' sometimes I can't keep from cryin' sometimes Oh, momma she's dead and gone And I know I'm all alone I can't keep from cryin' sometimes