Daddy Sang Bass

I remember when I was a lad

Times were hard and things were bad

But there's a silver lining behind every cloud

Just poor people, that's all we were

Trying to make a living out of black land dirt

We'd get 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

And we'll join the family circle 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

In the sky, Lord, in the sky.



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I remember after work

Mama would call in all of us

You could hear us singing for a country mile

Now little brother he's done gone on

But, I'll rejoin him in a 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

And we'll join the family circle in a little while.



Oh, the circle won't be brokem

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.



Oh, the circle won't be brokem

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...