Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man) — текст песни (Merle Haggard)

Chorus:
Daddy Frank played the guitar and the french harp
Sister played the ringin` tambourine
Mama couldn`t hear our pretty music
but she read our lips and helped the family sing
that little band was all a part of livin`
and our only means of livin` at the time
and it wasn`t like no normal family combo
`Cause Daddy Frank the guitar man was blind

Frank and Mama counted on each other
Their one and only weakness made them strong
Mama did the drivin` for the family
and Frank made a livin` with his song
Home was just a camp along the highway
The pickup bed is where we bedded down
I don`t remember every goin` hungry
but I remember Mama cookin` on the ground

Repeat Chorus

I don`t remember how they got acquainted
I don`t remember how it came to be
but there had to be some special help from someone
and blessed be the one who let it be
Fever caused my Mama`s loss of hearin`
Daddy Frank was born without his sight
and Mama needed someone she could lean on
and I believe the guitar man was right

Repeat Chorus

Yes it wasn`t like no normal family combo
`Cause Daddy Frank the guitar man was blind