Hey daddy lonesome Slip me a rhyme Make it easy to remember I've been sittin' here these last few days Tryin' to get myself together But everything I try to do Keeps changin' like the weather And yet when she lay by my side It all came fast and easy And when she'd listened to my songs She'd sing them just to please me Hey daddy lonesome Slip me a rhyme Make it easy to remember Hey daddy lonesome Make it in time I won't let you down The music and the poems ran They tumbled like a fountain And I could make all things to pass And master any mountain Now every time I lift my pen The words don't have much meaning My guitar strings are out of tune I wonder am I dreaming Hey daddy lonesome Slip me a rhyme Make it easy to remember Hey daddy lonesome Make it in time I won't let you down