Daddy Go Down

The sun sinks low in the western lands Go down, daddy go-down, daddy oh daddy go-down And a woman's heart is like the wind Go down, daddy go-down, daddy oh daddy go-down And he could not put her from his mind And love is strong and it will not die Go down, daddy go-down, daddy oh daddy go-down Go down, daddy go-down, daddy oh daddy go-down Protect me now from what I am Go down, daddy go-down, daddy oh daddy go-down For I'm in too deep and I cannot swim Go down, daddy go-down, daddy oh daddy go-down And he cursed his hands and he cursed his tongue For what he'd said, for what he'd done Go down, daddy go-down, daddy oh daddy go-down Go down, daddy go-down, daddy oh daddy go-down Love, love, love's obsession What keeps a man alive By some strange possession I stay safe inside My heart's on probation It was my first time This world, world of wonders Stick your head outside Now the a*s can speak but he don't say much Go down, daddy go-down, daddy oh daddy go-down His words of wisdom, come but once Go down, daddy go-down, daddy oh daddy go-down So build your house on solid ground And stay indoors when the rain comes down Go down, daddy go-down, daddy oh daddy go-down Go down, daddy go-down, daddy oh daddy go-down Go down, daddy go-down, daddy oh daddy go-down Go down, daddy go-down, daddy oh daddy go-down