Daddy Sang Bass
Connie Smith & Nat Stuckey Lyrics

I remember when I was a lad
I recall from my youth

Times were hard and things were bad
The situation was tough and unfavorable

But there's a silver linin' behind every cloud
There is always a positive aspect despite the apparent negativity

Just poor people that's all we were
We were merely impoverished individuals

Tryin' to make a livin' out of black land earth
Striving to earn a livelihood from arable land

We'd get together in a family circle singin' loud
We would assemble in a home-based group to sing energetically

Daddy sang bass, mama sang tenor
My father sang the lowest vocal part, while my mother rendered the highest

And me and little brother would join right in there
My younger sibling and I would then chime in with our voices

All singin' seems to help a troubled soul
Singing has a therapeutic effect on a troubled mind

One of these days and it won't be long
Soon enough

I'll rejoin them in a song
I'll reunite with them in singing

I'm gonna join the family circle at the throne
I will be part of the larger group in heaven

No the circle won't be broken
The formation will remain complete

Bye and bye Lord, bye and bye
Eventually, my time will come as well

Daddy'll sing bass, mama'll sing tenor
My father and mother will stick to their singing parts

Me and little brother will join right in there
My sibling and I will sing as well

In the sky Lord, in the sky
All this will occur in heaven

I remember after work, mama would call in all of us
Following work hours, my mother would gather us all

You could hear us singin' for a country mile
The sound of our singing could be heard for miles

Now little brother has done gone on
My younger sibling has already passed away

But I'll rejoin him in a song
Nonetheless, I will sing with him once again

We'll be together again up yonder in a little while
Soon enough, we will all reunite up there, in heaven