Gladys Knight And The Pips – Daddy Could Swear lyrics

Uh....Uh huh...yeah...ooh my mercy
Oh how I remember Daddy
He was strong and had a built in tan
Now 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
But most of the time he was a cussin' and fussin' when he said what he had to say (now now now now)

Daddy couldn't read...Daddy couldn't write
But one thing Daddy sure could do right...he could swear...(oh oh) I declare (Yes he could, y'all)
Daddy could swear...I declare

I still remember seein' him in the backyard
Just a diggin' and a paintin' away
My brothers and sisters still talk about how Daddy lost his temper that day
You see he'd built a picket fence from the garage to the house while he sang Tell Me What I Say (tell me what I say)
The same day the garbage man backed into the fence and the whole durn thing gave away (you shoulda been there).

Daddy couldn't read...(Oh my mercy)
Daddy couldn't write...(Oh my mercy)
But one thing Daddy sure could do right
He could swear, oh, oh I declare (Yes he could, y'all)
Daddy could swear oh, oh I declare (Yes he could, y'all)

Tell 'em about it...tell 'em about your Daddy

(Spoken: My Daddy was a bad _______)

My Daddy wasn't no scholar.
No, no he didn't have a PhD. (wooh wooh wooh wooh)
But in my eyes, and way down in my heart, my Daddy means the world to me.
He'll probably go out cussin', just a fussin' and a bein' mad
But I hope the good Lord will understand that my Daddy's just bein' my Dad

(Now now now now now)
Daddy couldn't read
Daddy couldn't write
But one thing Daddy sure could do right
He could swear, oh, oh I declare (Yes he could)
He could swear, I declare

I declare...ooh, my mercy...cussin' and fussin'...I declare...that's my Daddy...he could swear, y'all...he could swear...talkin' 'bout Daddy...Talkin' 'bout Daddy...I declare y'all...that's my Daddy...talkin' 'bout Daddy