Hey, Daddy just lost his pay
What did he do it for
It never made it through our door
He drank the whole week away.

And what can a family say
There must be a better way
Now mama don't start to cry
Let's give him another try.

Pick up the telephone
Tell him you want him home
To sit and watch the evenings pass
And readin' the Leaves of Grass.

I'm caught in a closing door
It's pinning me to the floor
Now mama don't start to cry
Let's give him another try.

Do de da deda deda de da
Dada de da de doo
Dede da deda ti ti ti
Um dodo do do da

I'm caught in a closing door
It's pinning me to the floor
Now mama don't start to cry
Let's give him another try.

When we're old and gray
And the things we say are the things we really mean
So why cause a scene
When things ain't what they seem
Cause the end result's the same.

Now what can a family say
There must be a better way
Now mama don't start to cry
Let's give him another try.

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