Daddy Sang Ba**
(Carl Perkins)
I remember when I was a lad
Times were hard and things were bad
But there's a silver lining behind every cloud
Just poor people that's all we were
Tryin' to make a livin' out of black land dirt
We'd get together in a family circle singin' loud.
Daddy sang ba**, mama sang tenor
Me and little brother would join right in there
Singin' seems to help a troubled soul
One of these days and it won't be long
I'll rejoin them in a song
I'm gonna join the family circle at the throne.
Oh no, the circle won't be broken
By and by Lord, by and by
Daddy sang ba**, mama sang tenor
Me and little brother would join right in there
In the sky Lord, in the sky.
--- Instrumental ---
I remember after work
Mama would call in all of us
You could hear us singing for a country mile
Now little brother has done gone on
But I'll rejoin him in a song
And we'll be together again up yonder in a while.
Daddy sang ba**, mama sang tenor
Me and little brother would join right in there
Singin' seems to help a troubled soul
One of these days and it won't be long
I'll rejoin them in a song
I'm gonna join the family circle at the throne.
Oh no, the circle won't be broken
By and by Lord, by and by
Daddy sang ba**, mama sang tenor
Me and little brother would join right in there
In the sky Lord, in the sky.
In the sky Lord, in the sky...