Johnny Cash - Daddy Sang Bass lyrics

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
I'll rejoin them in a song
I'm going to join the family
Circle at the throne
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

Now I remember after work
Mama would call in all of us
You could hear us singing for a country mile
Now little brother has 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
In the sky, Lord, in the sky

Daddy sang bass mama sang tenor
Me and little brother would
Join right in there
In the sky, Lord, in the sky

Songwriter: Carl Perkins