O Daddy Be Gay - Title

by Judy Collins

From the album: A Maid of Constant Sorrow

Duration: 2:35

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Lyrics for O Daddy Be Gay - Title

There was an old man who lived under the hill O, daddy, be gay There was an old man who lived under the hill If he ain't goin' away he'll be livin' there still Daddy, be gay if you can be One day, the Devil came down to his plow O, daddy, be gay One day, the Devil came down to his plow Said, "One of your family I'll have to have now" Daddy, be gay if you can be "O, 'tis not just your son or your daughter I crave" O, daddy, be gay "'Tis not your son or your daughter I crave But your old naggin' wife I'll carry away" Daddy, be gay if you can be "Ah, take her away with all of my heart" O, daddy, be gay "Take her away with all of my heart And I'll bet the two of you never will part" Daddy, be gay if you can be The Devil, he hoisted her up on his back O, daddy, be gay The Devil, he hoisted her up on his back And off to hell with her in a pack Daddy, be gay if you can be He set her down at the fork in the road O, daddy, be gay He set her down at the fork in the road He said, "Old woman, you're a hell of a load" Daddy, be gay if you can be Then he carried her down to the gates of hell O, daddy, be gay He carried her down to the gates of hell Said, "Rake up the coals and we'll roast her well" Daddy, be gay if you can be One poor, little Devil looked over the wall O, daddy, be gay One poor, little Devil peeked over the wall He said, "Take her home, daddy, she'll murder us all" Daddy, be gay if you can be O, the Devil, he hoisted her up on his back O, daddy, be gay The Devil, he hoisted her up on his back And home again with her in a pack Daddy, be gay if you can be The old woman went a whistlin' over the hill O, daddy, be gay The old woman went a whistlin' over the hill "The Devil won't have me, I wonder who will?" Daddy, be gay if you can be There is an advantage we have over men O, daddy, be gay There is an advantage we have over men We can go down to hell and come back again Daddy, be gay if you can be

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