Daddy Frank - Merle Haggard

DadDaddy dy Frank Frank played played the the guitguiar tar and and the the french French harp,harp.
SisSister ter played played the the ringringing in' tamtamboubourine.rine.
MAnd amama ma couldcouldn't n't hear hear our our pretpretty ty musmuic,sic
Shbut e she read read our our lips lips and and helped helped the the famfamily ily sing.sing.
That That litlittle tle band band was was all all a a part part of of livliving,in'
And and our our oonnly ly means means of of livliving in' at at the the time;time.
And And it it waswasn't n't like like no no nornormal mal famfamily ily comcombo,bo,
Cause 'cause DadDaddy dy Frank Frank, the the guiguitar tar man man, was was blind.blind.
Frank Frank and and mammaa ma councountted ed on on each each othother;er,
Their their one one and and ononly ly weakweakness ness made made them 'em strong.strong.
MamMaa ma did did the the drivdriving in' for for the the famfamiily, ly,
And and Frank Frank made made a a livliving in' with with a a song.song.
Home Home was was just just a a camp camp aalong long the the highhighway;way,
A a pickpickup up bed bed was was where where we we bedbedded ded down.down.
Don't Don't evever er once once rerememmember ber gogoing in' hunhungry,gry,
But but I I rerememmember ber mamama ma cookcooking in' on on the the ground.ground.
DadDaddy dy Frank Frank played played the the guitguiar tar and and the the french French harp,harp.
SisSister ter played played the the ringringing in' tamtamboubourine.rine.
MaMama ma couldcouldn't n't hear hear our the pretpretty ty musmuic,sic
Shbut e she read read our our lips lips and and helped helped the the famfamily ily sing.sing.
That That litlittle tle band band was was all all a a part part of of livliving,in'
And and our our oonnly ly means means of of livliving in' at at the the time;time.
And And it it waswasn't n't like like no no nornormal mal famfamily ily comcombo,bo,
Cause 'cause DadDaddy dy Frank Frank, the the guiguitar tar man man, was was blind.blind.
Don't Don't rerememmember ber how how they they got got acacquainquaintted;ed,
I I can't can't rerecall call just just how how it it came came to to be.be;
Thebut re there had had to to be be some some specspeial cial help help from from somesomeone,one,
And and blessblessed ed be be the the one one that who let let it it be.be.
FevFeer ver caused caused my my mamama's ma's loss loss of of hearhearing.in',
DadDaddy dy Frank Frank was was born born withwithout out his his sight.sight.
And And mammaa ma needneeded ed somesomeone one she she could could lelean an on,on,
And and I I believe bethe lieve guitthe ar guiman tar was man rigwas ht.right.
DadDaddy dy Frank Frank played played the the guitguiar tar and and the the french French harp,harp.
SisSister ter played played the the ringringing in' tamtamboubourine.rine.
MMaama ma couldcouldn't n't hear hear our the pretpretty ty musmuic,sic;
She she read read our our lips lips and and helped helped the the famfamily ily sing.sing.
That That litlittle tle band band was was all all a a part part of of livliving,in'
And and our our oonnly ly means means of of livliving in' at at the the time;time.
And And it it waswasn't n't like like no no nornormal mal famfamily ily comcombo,bo,