Gladys Knight
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Daddy Could Swear, I Declare

Daddy Could Swear, I Declare lyrics by Gladys Knight. Oh, oh, yeah Yeah, oh my mercy Ooh, how I remember, daddy He was young and had a built in tan yeah And...

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Daddy Could Swear, I Declare

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Oh, oh, yeah

Yeah, oh my mercy

Ooh, 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

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

Now, now, now

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

Have mercy

I still remember seein' him in the backyard

Just a-pickin' and a-paintin' away

Woo, woo, woo, woo

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

Oh, Lord

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

Watch ya say, watch your mouth

My daddy was a bad mouth

Watch ya say, watch your mouth

My daddy was a bad mouth

Watch ya say, watch your mouth

Oow

Daddy wasn't no scholar, no

No, he didn't have PhD

But in my eyes and 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

Oh, Lord

I declare

Yes he could, y'all

Daddy could swear, I declare

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