Daddy I feel that I must talk to you are you sure this is what you want to do

No it's not for us kids that I beg you to stay

Please don't just walk out on mama this way

She's mothered your children she's spent her whole life

Trying to be a good mother and wife

And she's stood by you when the rest let you down

Daddy how can you walk out on her now

I'm your oldest daughter my age twenty-three

Your new love is even younger than me

She's young and she's pretty her hands soft as dew

While mama's are withered from working for you



Mom's not young anymore like your new love

But your new love won't love you like my mama does

You've taken her best years so don't leave her now

Please daddy say that you won't let her down

I'm your oldest daughter...

Daddy please say that you won't let her down