oh oh yeah
ooh my mercy
ooh how i remember daddy
he was strong and had a built in tan yeah
and though he only stood about five feet seven
my daddy was a heck of a man yes he was y’all
he loved us all and we knew it yeah
though he showed it in a very funny way
for most of the time he was acussin’ and fussin’
when he said what he had to say
now now now
refrain
daddy couldn’t read
daddy couldn’t write
but one thing daddy sure could do right
he could swear
oh lord i declare
yes he could y’all
daddy could swear
i declare oh mercy
i still remember seein’ him in the backyard
just apickin’ and apaintin’ away woo woo woo woo
ooh my brothers and sisters
still talk about how
daddy lost his temper that day woo woo woo woo
you see he built a picket fence
from the garage to the house
well tell me what i say
the same day the garbage man
backed into the fence
and the whole darn thing gave way
you should have been there
refrain
daddy couldn’t read ooh my mercy
daddy couldn’t write ooh my mercy
one thing daddy sure could do right
he could swear
oh lord i declare
yes he could y’all
daddy could swear
oh lord i declare
yes he could y’all
tell ’em about
tell about your daddy
my daddy was a
what you say watch your mouth
my daddy was a
what you say watch your mouth
my daddy was a
what you say watch your mouth
ooh no
my my my my my daddy wasn’t no scholar no
no he didn’t have a phd woo woo woo woo
hah but in my eyes and down in my heart
my daddy means the world to me woo woo woo woo
he’ll probably go out talkin’ about daddy
cursin’ just afussin’
and abein’ mad
but i hope the good lord will understand ’bout my dad
that my daddy’s is just bein’ my dad
now now now now
refrain
daddy couldn’t read
daddy couldn’t write
but one thing daddy sure could do right
he could swear
oh lord i declare
ooh y’all yes he could
he could swear i declare
i declare ooh my mercy
mercy that’s my daddy i declare that’s my daddy
he could swear y’all he could swear
talkin’ ’bout daddy talkin’ ’bout daddy
i declare y’all i declare
that’s my daddy thats my dad
ooh lord he could swear
talking ’bout daddy talking bout daddy
i declare y’all i declare
that’s my daddy that’s my dad
he could swear y’all he could swear
talking about daddy talkin’ about daddy
Artist: Gladys Knight And The Pips
Year: 1973
Decade: 70s
Language: en
Word Count: 263