Daddy Sang Bass
Recorded by Johnny Cash
Written by Carl Perkins
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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 linin' behind every cloud
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Just poor people that all we were
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Tryin' to make a livin' out of blackland earth
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But we'd get together in a family circle singin' loud. ...
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N.C. Daddy sang bass, mama sang tenor
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Me and little brother 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 re- join them in a song
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I'm gonna join the family circle at the throne. ...
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No, the circle won't be broken
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Bye and bye, Lord, bye and bye ...
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N.C. 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.
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.
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TAG: In the sky, Lord, in the sky.
Source: Johnny Cash - The Holy Land/Columbia Records KCS 9726