Cash Johnny Daddy Sang Bass Lyrics

Daddy Sang Bass Lyrics

Written by Carl Perkins

 Recorded by Johnny Cash on 7/30/68

 Number one - County Chart

 Number 42 - Pop Chart

 

 I remember when I was a lad

 Times were hard and things were bad

 But there's a silver linin' behind every cloud

 Just poor people that's all we were

 Tryin' to make a livin' out of blackland earth

 But we'd get together in a family circle singin' loud ... 

 

 CHORUS

 Daddy sang bass, Mama sang tenor

 Me and little brother would join right in there

 Singin' 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 gonna join the family circle at the throne ...

 

 No, the circle won't be broken

 Bye and bye, Lord, bye and bye ...

 Daddy'll sing bass, Mama'll sing tenor

 Me and little brother will 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 singin' 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.

 

 CHORUS

 Daddy sang bass, Mama sang tenor

 Me and little brother would join right in there

 Singin' 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 gonna join the family circle at the throne ...

 

 No, the circle won't be broken

 Bye and bye, Lord, bye and bye ...

 Daddy'll sing bass, Mama'll sing tenor

 Me and little brother will join right in there

 In the sky, Lord, in the sky.

 In the sky, Lord, in the sky.