Intro
Verse 1
Growing Up I Never Knew Why
Daddy Was So Depressed
He Always Paid His Interest
But He Never Got Out Of Debt
Pre-Chorus
If I Saw Him Now
I Guess I'd Feel Real Old
I'd Hand Him My Baby Girl
And Play Some Rock N' Roll
Chorus
‘Cause Daddy, Daddy Was A Real Good Dancer
That's What Everybody Say
Daddy, Daddy Was A Real Good Dancer
Until He Had Me And Then He Threw His Dancing Shoes Away
Verse 2
I Got A Photograph Of Daddy
But That Don't Mean He's Here
Lost Behind A Mustache
And A Tank Top And A Beer
Pre-Chorus
Well I Guess I Get That Look Too
When Nothing No One Says Gets Through
Dancing To A Distant Beat
I Call ‘Em Daddy's Happy Feet
Chorus
‘Cause Daddy, Daddy Was A Real Good Dancer
That's What Everybody Say
Daddy, Daddy Was A Real Good Dancer
Until He Had Me And Then He Threw His Dancing Shoes Away
Solo
Verse 3
When They Finally Lay
My Cold And Creaky Bones To Rest
I Hope I'm Not A Mystery
To Those Who Knew Me Best
Pre-Chorus
But If All My Eulogies
Are All Corny Fantasies
Just Put On My Favorite Groove
‘Cause That's What We Would Always Do For
Chorus
Daddy, Daddy Was A Real Good Dancer
That's What Everybody Say
Daddy, Daddy Was A Real Good Dancer
Until He Had Me And Then He Threw His Dancing Shoes Away
Outro