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Supper time
I should set the table
'Cause it's supper time
Somehow I'm not able
'Cause that man o'mine
Ain't comin' home no more
Supper time
Kids will soon be yellin'
For their supper time
How'll I keep from tellin'
Them that man o'mine
Ain't comin' home no more?
How'll I keep explainin' when they ask me where he's gone?
How'll I keep from cryin' when I bring their supper on?
How can I remind them to pray at their humble board?
How can I be thankful when they start to thank the Lord?
Lord!
Supper time
I should set the table
'Cause it's supper time
Somehow I'm not able
'Cause that man o'mine
Ain't comin' home no more
I should set the table
'Cause it's supper time
Somehow I'm not able
Ain't comin' home no more
Supper time
Kids will soon be yellin'
How'll I keep from tellin'
Them that man o'mine
Ain't comin' home no more?
How'll I keep from cryin' when I bring their supper on?
How can I remind them to pray at their humble board?
How can I be thankful when they start to thank the Lord?
Supper time
I should set the table
'Cause it's supper time
'Cause that man o'mine
Ain't comin' home no more
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The song is about a black woman who has just learned that her man has been lynched. By peparing the supper for her children she doesn't know how to explain them why their father will never come home