CAN'T HELP LOVIN' DAT MAN - Free Jazz Leadsheet

“can't help lovin' dat man” was written by Jerome Kern with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II for the 1927 musical *Show Boat*. The first recording dates to the same year, performed by members of the original stage cast, and it quickly became one of the musical’s standout ballads.

Subsequent notable recordings include versions by Helen Morgan, Lena Horne, and many later jazz vocalists. The song expresses unwavering devotion despite hardship, and its slow, flowing melody and rich harmonic movement give it a distinctive dramatic warmth well suited to torch-song interpretation.