[Intro]
Ooh, yeah
Oh, yeah
Woah!

[Verse 1]
Oh, I remember Daddy
He was young and had a built in tan, yeah
And though he only stood about a-five foot seven
My daddy was a heck of a man, ooh, ooh, ooh
He loved this song and lead the way
Though he'd sewed it in a very funny way, yeah
And most of the time he was a-cussin' and fussin'
When he said, "Only I can see," yeah, yeah, yeah

[Chorus]
Daddy couldn't read, Daddy couldn't write
One thing Daddy sure could do right
He could swear, yeah, I declare
I said my daddy could swear, oh, I declare

[Post-Chorus]
Oh! Hey!
Will you help me?

[Verse 2]
I sat in my dress out in the back porch
My sister still talks about the day, ooh, ooh, ooh
The garbage a-man, he backed into the fist
And the whole damn thing gave way
You should have been there
[Chorus]
Daddy couldn't read, Daddy couldn't write
One thing Daddy sure could do right
He could swear, swear, I declare
I said my daddy could swear, oh, I declare
Mmm, my daddy could swear, I declare

[Post-Chorus]
Woo!

[Bridge]
My daddy was a bad mouth, yeah
What ya say? Watch ya mouth!
My daddy was a bad mouth, yeah
What ya say? Watch ya mouth!
My daddy was a bad mouth, yeah
What ya say? Watch ya mouth, motherfucker!

[Verse 3]
Daddy wasn't no scholar, no he didn't have a PHD
And most of the time he had his back to the wall
But my daddy meant the world to me, yeah
I said Mama got depressed at night, he'd walk through the house
But my daddy, curse was all he had
A woke up with love, and he understands
That my daddy shouldn't feel my back
[Chorus]
Daddy couldn't read and Daddy couldn't write
One thing Daddy sure could do right
He could swear, swear, I declare
Ooh, my daddy could swear, I declare
Hey!
Woo!
Oh, that's right
[Non-Lyrical Vocals]
I didn't do it Eddie, it was my sister Maylene!