Gladys Knight & The Pips — Daddy Could Swear I Declare

[Intro] Oh, oh, yeah Ooh my mercy [Verse 1] Ooh, how I remember daddy He was strong and had a built in tan, yeah And though he only stood about 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 Now, now, now [Refrain] Daddy couldn't read Daddy couldn't write But one thing daddy sure could do right [Chorus] He could swear Oh, Lord, I declare Yes, he could, y'all Daddy could swear I declare, oh mercy [Verse 2] 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 (Woo, woo, woo, woo) You see, he built a picket fence From the garage to the house Well, 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 [Refrain] Daddy couldn't read (Ooh my, mercy) Daddy couldn't write (Ooh my, mercy) One thing daddy sure could do right [Chorus] He could swear Oh, Lord, I declare Yes, he could, y'all Daddy could swear Oh, Lord, I declare Yes, he could, y'all [Bridge] Tell 'em about Tell about your daddy My daddy was a [?] "What you say? Watch your mouth" My daddy was a [?] "What you say? Watch your mouth" My daddy was a [?] "What you say? Watch your mouth Ooh, no [Verse 3] My, my, my, my, my daddy wasn't no scholar, no No, he didn't have a PhD (Woo, woo, woo, woo) Hah, but in my eyes and down in my heart My daddy means the world to me (Woo, woo, woo, woo) He'll probably go out (Talkin' about daddy) Cursin', just a-fussin' And a-bein' mad But I hope the Good Lord will understand ('Bout my dad) That my daddy's is just bein' my dad Now, now, now, now [Refrain] Daddy couldn't read Daddy couldn't write But one thing daddy sure could do right [Chorus] He could swear Oh, Lord, I declare Ooh y'all, yes he could He could swear (I declare) I declare, ooh my mercy [Outro] Mercy, that's my daddy (I declare, that's my daddy) He could swear y'all (He could swear) Talkin' 'bout daddy (Talkin' 'bout daddy) I declare y'all (I declare) That's my daddy (That;s my dad) Ooh lord (He could swear) Talking 'bout daddy (Talking bout daddy) I declare y'all (I declare) That's my daddy (That's my dad) He could swear y'all (He could swear) Talking about daddy (Talkin' about daddy)