Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)

Daddy Frank played the guitar and the French horn Sister played the ringin' tambourine Mama couldn't hear our pretty music 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 momma counted on each other Their one and only weakness made them strong And momma did the drivin' for the family And Frank made a livin' with a song Home was just a camp along the highway A pick-up bed was where we bedded down Don't ever once remember goin' hungry I remember mama cookin' on the ground Daddy Frank played the guitar and the French horn Sister played the ringin' tambourine Mama couldn't hear our pretty music 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 Don't remember how they got acquainted I can't recall just 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 hearing Daddy Frank was born without his sight And mama needed someone she could lean on And I believe the guitar man was right Daddy Frank played the guitar and the French horn Sister played the ringin' tambourine Mama couldn't hear our pretty music 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