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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Billy Strings
Acoustic Guitar
Terry Barber
Acoustic Guitar
Ronnie McCoury
Mandolin
Rob McCoury
Banjo
Michael Cleveland
Fiddle
Mike Bub
Upright Bass
Jerry Douglas
Dobro
Debora Apostle
Vocals
Jason Carter
Fiddle
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Hank Thompson
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Billy Strings
Producer
Gary Paczosa
Mixing Engineer
Neal Cappellino
Recording Engineer
Skyler Chuckry
Assistant Engineer
Brandon Bell
Engineer
Paul Blakemore
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
Oh, dear, I'm so tired and so lonesome
I wonder why mama don't come
She told me to close my pretty blue eyes
And when I awoke, she'll be home
I guess I'll go out and find papa
He must've stopped in at the store
That great long room filled with bottles
I wish he would go there no more
Sometimes he's so sick when he comes home
He staggers and falls on the stairs
And once when he came in the parlor
He kicked at my poor little chair
But I love him, I guess I'll go find him
I know he will gladly come home
And then it won't be so lonesome
Waiting for mama to come
Oh, daddy, she cried when she reached him
Her voice ringing out, sweet and clear
I knew if I come, I would find you
And now I am glad I am here
For a moment, the red eyes gazed wildly
Into that face sweet and fair
And just as a demon possessed him
He grabbed for the back of a chair
In a moment, the whole thing was over
The work of his deed was complete
And poor little innocent blossom
Lay quivering and crushed at his feet
He clasped a bright arm to his bosom
And fondled her sweet curly hair
For a moment, the baby's lips trembled
And then little blossom was dead
Writer(s): Hank Thompson
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