Daddy Sang Bass (Melody Maker)

 Daddy Sang Bass

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 I remember when I was a lad

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times were hard and things were bad
 
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But there's a silver lining behind every cloud
 
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Just poor people that's all we were
 
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try'n to make a livin out of black land dirt
 
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We'd get together in a fam'ly circle singin loud 

Chorus 
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Daddy sang bass mama sang tenor 

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 me and lit-tle bro-ther would join right in there
 
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Singin' seems to help a troubled soul
 
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One of these days and it won't be long
  
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I'll rejoin them in a song

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I'm gonna join the fam'ly circle
 
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at the throne  No the circle won't be broken

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Bye and bye Lord bye and bye

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Daddy'll sing bass mama'll sing tenor
 
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me and little brother will join right in there  

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in the sky lord in the sky 

Verse 2. 
Now I remember after work mama would call in all
of us You could hear us singin' for a country 
mile. Now little brother has done gone on but 
I'll rejoin him in a song We'll be together again 
up yonder in a little while