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...