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 ass 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