Songs from Operas, Operettas, Musicals, Oratorios and Cantatas
Can't help Lovin' dat man
This song was composed by American composer Jerome Kern, in 1927, the 20th Century. It is from the musical, Showboat. Show Boat was a radical departure in musical storytelling, marrying spectacle with seriousness
Tempo - Moderato
Metre - 2 (2/2 time)
Form - A, A, B, A
Mood - Carefree Joyful
Lyrics
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, (maybe I know).Can't help lovin' dat man of mine.
When he goes away,Dat's a rainy day,And when he comes back dat day is fine,De sun will shine!
He kin come home as late as can be,Home without him ain't no home to me,Can't help lovin' dat man of mine.
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, (maybe I know).Can't help lovin' dat man of mine.
When he goes away,Dat's a rainy day,And when he comes back dat day is fine,De sun will shine!
He kin come home as late as can be,Home without him ain't no home to me,Can't help lovin' dat man of mine.
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