One Man Nan-Ethel Waters

[ti:One Man Nan - Original] [ar:Ethel Waters] [al:Ethel Waters Selected Favorites, Vol. 7] [offset:0] [00:00.68]One Man Nan - Ethel Waters [00:15.46]One man Nan, a gal from Alabama [00:19.80] [00:20.74]Never loved but good man Sam [00:24.58] [00:25.53]Good Man Sam slipped off the levee one day [00:29.93] [00:30.53]He fell into the river, then he faded away [00:35.30]When One Man Nan got the news [00:40.52]She started down the road and sang these weary blues [00:45.85]I'm going down to the levee [00:49.01] [00:49.67]Where the water's heavy [00:51.62] [00:52.47]Gonna find my good man Sam [00:56.77] [00:57.45]I made a vow when I got him [01:00.53] [01:01.15]That I'd never drop him [01:03.82] [01:04.65]When he was in a jam [01:08.34] [01:09.22]Somebody told of Sam's sinking [01:12.25] [01:13.03]That's my cup [01:14.78] [01:15.60]It's gonna be my place to pick him up [01:20.91]I'm going down to the levee [01:24.21] [01:24.98]Where the water's heavy [01:27.29] [01:27.87]Gonna find my good man Sam [01:32.51] [01:37.93]One man Nan [01:38.95] [01:39.51]Levee bound [01:40.95]Keeps slip slopping on the ground [01:44.04]Ripped up trees [01:45.57]Roots and all [01:46.61] [01:47.15]Just like a cannon ball [01:49.28] [01:50.38]She outran her shadow [01:51.94] [01:53.19]Left it far behind [01:55.31] [01:56.14]Got it running sideways [01:58.42] [01:59.05]Just to keep from flying [02:01.04] [02:01.96]Folks for miles round about [02:04.95]Heard old nanny shout [02:08.75]I'm going down to the levee [02:11.43] [02:12.15]Where the water's heavy [02:14.32] [02:15.19]Gonna find my good man Sam [02:19.97]I made a vow when I got him [02:23.08] [02:23.86]That I'd never drop him [02:26.12] [02:26.87]When he was in a jam [02:30.70] [02:31.51]Somebody told of Sam's sinking [02:34.41] [02:35.25]That's my cup [02:36.97] [02:37.92]It's gonna be my place to pick him up [02:43.16]I'm going down to the levee [02:46.06] [02:47.13]Where the water's heavy [02:49.16] [02:49.91]Gonna find my good man Sam [02:53.85]