gladys knight
daddy could swear, i declare
Oh, how I remember daddy He was young and had a built in tan, yeah And though he only stood about a 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 For most of the time he was a-cussin' and fussin' When he said what he had to say  Daddy couldn't read, daddy couldn't write But one thing daddy sure could do right  He could swear Oh, Lord, I declare Yes, he could, y'all Daddy could swear I declare, ooh, have mercy  I still remember seein' him in the backyard Just a-pickin' and a-paintin' away Ooh, my brothers and sisters still talk about How daddy lost his temper that day You see, he built a picket fence from the garage to the house  Well, Sam, tell me what I say The same day the garbage man backed into the fence And the whole darn thing gave way You should have been there  Daddy couldn't read, daddy couldn't write One thing daddy sure could do right  He could swear, I declare Yes, he could, y'all Daddy could swear, I declare Yes, he could, y'all  Tell 'em about, tell about your daddy My daddy was a bad mouth, y'all Watch ya say, watch your mouth My daddy was a bad mouth, y'all Watch ya say, watch your mouth My daddy was a bad mouth, y'all Watch ya say, watch your mouth  My, my, my, my daddy wasn't no scholar, no No, he didn't have Phd. But in my eyes and deep down in my heart My daddy means the world to me  He'll probably go out talkin' about daddy Cursin', just a-fussin' and a-bein' mad But I hope the good Lord will understand That daddy's is just bein' my dad  Daddy couldn't read, daddy couldn't write But one thing daddy sure could do right  He could swear I declare, y'all Yes, he could He could swear I declare  Have mercy Cursin', just a-fussin', I declare That my daddy's He could swear, y'all Talkin' about daddy, I declare, y'all  That my daddy's He could swear Talkin' about daddy I declare, y'all  That my daddy's He could swear, y'all Talkin' about daddy