Daddy Could Swear, I Declare - Gladys Knight & The Pips

Written by：Merald Wood

Yeah ooh my mercy

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

Na na na na na

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

What's you say watch your mouth

My daddy was a bad mouth y'all

What's you say watch your mouth

My daddy was a bad mouth y'all

What's you say watch your mouth

Ooo no

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 tell my daddy will understand

That my daddy's is just bein' my dad

Na na na na na

Daddy couldn't read daddy couldn't write

But one thing daddy sure could do right

He could swear

No no I declare y'all

Yes he could

He could swear

I declare

Have mercy

Cursin' just a fussin' I declare

That my daddy's

That daddy's

He could swear y'all

He could swear

Talkin' about daddy

Talkin' about daddy

I declare y'all

I declare

That my daddy's

That my daddy's

Ooo no

My mercy

Talkin' about daddy

Talkin' about daddy

I declare y'all

I declare

That my daddy's

That my daddy's

He could swear y'all

He could swear

Talkin' about daddy