| Papa I know you're going to be upset
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| 'Cause I was always your little girl
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| But you should know by now
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| I'm not a baby
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| You always taught me right from wrong
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| I need your help, daddy please be strong
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| I may be young at heart
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| But I know what I'm saying
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| The one you warned me all about
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| The one you said I could do without
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| We're in an awful mess, and I don't mean maybe - please
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| Papa don't preach, I'm in trouble deep
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| Papa don't preach, I've been losing sleep
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| But I made up my mind, I'm keeping my baby, oh
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| I'm gonna keep my baby, mmm...
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| He says that he's going to marry me
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| We can raise a little family
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| Maybe we'll be all right
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| It's a sacrifice
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| But my friends keep telling me to give it up
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| Saying I'm too young, I ought to live it up
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| What I need right now is some good advice, please
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| Daddy, daddy if you could only see
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| Just how good he's been treating me
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| You'd give us your blessing right now
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| 'Cause we are in love, we are in love, so please
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| Papa don't preach, I'm in trouble deep
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| Papa don't preach, I've been losing sleep
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| Oh, I'm gonna keep my baby, ooh
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| Don't you stop loving me daddy
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| I know, I'm keeping my baby |