| Hey, Daddy just lost his pay
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| What did he do it for
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| It never made it through our door
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| He drank the whole week away
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| And what can a family say
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| There must be a better way
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| Now mama don’t start to cry
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| Let’s give him another try
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| Pick up the telephone
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| Tell him you want him home
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| To sit and watch the evenings pass
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| And readin’the Leaves of Grass
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| I’m caught in a closing door
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| It’s pinning me to the floor
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| Now mama don’t start to cry
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| Let’s give him another try
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| I’m caught in a closing door
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| It’s pinning me to the floor
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| Now mama don’t start to cry
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| Let’s give him another try
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| When we’re old and gray
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| And the things we say are the things we really mean
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| So why cause a scene
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| When things ain’t what they seem
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| 'Cause the end result’s the same
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| Now what can a family say
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| There must be a better way
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| Now mama don’t start to cry
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| Let’s give him another try |