Sunday morning, the coffee is brewed He's all suit up, she's wearing his brooch Getting ready for church Like good people do Eldorado, the car is new Daddy's smiling when the neighbours salute She's pretty While she prays the rosary My dad is a hard-working man That's what my mama said My dad is paying all the bills So we show him some respect 'Your mother's feeling sick today' That is what my father says Broken porcelain On the kitchen floor Second time this week the doctor rings the door bell Because mama fell down the stairs Blue petticoat Blue bruises on her throat My dad is a hard-working man That's what my mama said As long as we live under his roof We need to show him some respect Daddy drinks, Mama cries and I hide during night - And the neighbours salute - His Sunday prayers they can't hide The sins and demons of the night - And the neighbours salute - Forgive me father My dad, a hard-working man And the neighbours salute My dad, paying all the bills And the neighbours salute My dad, a hard-working man And the neighbours salute My dad, paying all the bills So we show him some respect