Yeah, ooh, my mercyOh, how I remember daddyHe was young and had a built in tan, yeahAnd though he only stood about a five feet sevenMy daddy was a heck of a man, yes, he was, y'allHe loved us all and we knew it, yeahThough he showed it in a very funny wayFor most of the time he was a-cussin' and fussin'When he said what he had to sayDaddy couldn't read, daddy couldn't writeBut one thing daddy sure could do rightHe could swearOh, Lord, I declareYes, he could, y'allDaddy could swearI declare, ooh, have mercyI still remember seein' him in the backyardJust a-pickin' and a-paintin' awayOoh, my brothers and sisters still talk aboutHow daddy lost his temper that dayYou see, he built a picket fence from the garage to the houseWell, Sam, tell me what I sayThe same day the garbage man backed into the fenceAnd the whole darn thing gave wayYou should have been thereDaddy couldn't read, daddy couldn't writeOne thing daddy sure could do rightHe could swear, I declareYes, he could, y'allDaddy could swear, I declareYes, he could, y'allTell 'em about, tell about your daddyMy daddy was a bad mouth, y'allWatch ya say, watch your mouthMy daddy was a bad mouth, y'allWatch ya say, watch your mouthMy daddy was a bad mouth, y'allWatch ya say, watch your mouthMy, my, my, my daddy wasn't no scholar, noNo, he didn't have Phd.But in my eyes and deep down in my heartMy daddy means the world to meHe'll probably go out talkin' about daddyCursin', just a-fussin' and a-bein' madBut I hope the good Lord will understandThat daddy's is just bein' my dadDaddy couldn't read, daddy couldn't writeBut one thing daddy sure could do rightHe could swearI declare, y'allYes, he couldHe could swearI declareHave mercyCursin', just a-fussin', I declareThat my daddy'sHe could swear, y'allTalkin' about daddy, I declare, y'allThat my daddy'sHe could swearTalkin' about daddyI declare, y'allThat my daddy'sHe could swear, y'allTalkin' about daddyI declare, y'all