Daddy Sang Bass

I remember when I was a lad

And times were hard and things were bad

But there's a silver lining behind every cloud

Just poor people, that's all we were

Tryin' to make a living cutting grass and earth

And be together in a family circle singing loud

Daddy sang bass, mama sang tenor

Me and little brother would join right in there

Singing seems to help a troubled soul

One of these days and it won't be long

We'll be together around God's throne

We'll be together in a family circle singing proud

Oh, no, the circle won't be broken

By and by, Lord, by and by

Daddy sang bass, mama sang tenor

Me and little brother would join right in there

In the sky, Lord, in the sky

I remember now after work, Nanny would call in all of us

Well, you could hear us singing for a country mile

It's true Frank G., he's done gone on

But I'll rejoin him in his song

We'll be together again up yonder in a little while

Daddy sang bass, mama sang tenor

Me and little brother would join right in there

Singing seems to help a troubled soul

One of these days and it won't be long

We'll be together around God's throne

We'll be together again up yonder in a little while

Oh, no, the circle won't be broken

By and by, Lord, by and by

Daddy sang bass, mama sang tenor

Me and little brother would join right in there

Singing seems to help a troubled soul

One of these days and it won't be long

We'll be together around God's throne

We'll be together in a family circle singing proud

Daddy sang bass, mama sang tenor

And me and little brother would join right in there

In the sky, Lord, in the sky

Woo!