Daddy oh daddy, won't you answer me please Daddy oh daddy, won't you answer me please All day I stood by your coffin, trying to give my poor heart ease I rubbed my hands over your head, and whispered in your ear I rubbed my hands over your head, and whispered in your ear And I wonder if you know, that your mama's near You told me that you loved me, and I believed what you said You told me that you loved me, and I believed what you said And I wished that I could fall, here across your coffin dead When I left the undertakers, I couldn't help but cry When I left the undertakers, I couldn't help but cry And it hurts me so bad, to tell the man I love goodbye