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 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, play and stay baby
We don't need no piece of paper

From the city hall
Keeping us 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 comes 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
No, my old man

Keeping away my lonesome blues