Daddy Sang Bass

<p>I remember when I was a lad<br/>Times were hard and things were bad<br/>But there&#x27;s a silver lining behind every cloud<span><br/>Just poor people, that&#x27;s all we were<br/>Trying to make a living out of black land dirt<span><br/>We&#x27;d get together in a family circle singing loud<br/><br/>Daddy sang bass<br/>Mama sang tenor<br/>Me and little brother would join right in there<span><br/>Singing seems to help a troubled soul<br/>One of these days and it won&#x27;t be long<br/>I&#x27;ll rejoin them in a song<span><br/>I&#x27;m going to join the family circle at the throne<br/>No, the circle won&#x27;t be broken<br/>By and by, Lord, by and by<span><br/>Daddy sang bass<br/>Mama sang tenor<br/>Me and little brother would join right in there<br/>In the sky, Lord, in the sky<span><br/><br/>Now I remember after work<br/>Mama would call in all of us<br/>You could hear us singing for a country mile<span><br/>Now little brother has done gone on<br/>But, I&#x27;ll rejoin him in a song<br/>We&#x27;ll be together again up yonder in a little while<span><br/><br/>Daddy sang bass<br/>Mama sang tenor<span><br/>Me and little brother would join right in there<br/>In the sky, Lord, in the sky<span><br/><br/>Daddy sang bass<br/>Mama sang tenor<br/>Me and little brother would join right in there<br/>In the sky, Lord, in the sky<br/><br/>Songwriter: Carl Perkins