My old man
He's a singer in the park He's a walker in the rain He's a dancer in the dark
We don't need no piece of paper From the city hall
Keeping us tied and true No, my old man
Keeping away my blues

He's my sunshine in the morning
He's my fireworks at the end of the day He's the warmest chord I ever heard
Play that warm chord and stay baby
We don't need no piece of paper From the city hall
Keeping up tied and true My old man
Keeping away my blues

But when he's gone Me and them lonesome blues collide
The bed's too big The frying pan's too wide

Then he come home
And he takes me in his loving arms
And he tells me all his troubles
And he tells me all my charms
We don't need no piece of paper From the city hall
Keeping us tied and true No my old man
Keeping away my blues

But when he's gone Me and them lonesome blues collide
The bed's too big The frying pan's too wide

My old man
He's a singer in the park He's a walker in the rain He's a dancer in the dark
We don't need no piece of paper From the city hall
Keeping us tied and true My old man
Keeping away my lonesome blues