C
F
C
A child walked in a candy store in faded overalls
G7
Put a nickel on the counter said I think I’ll spend it all
C
F
C
I carried it three months or more you can tell it by the shine
F
C
G7
C
Now I need a sack of candy like my daddy needs his wine
F
C
Daddy and the wine goes back three years out of my eight
F
C
G7
In the old days we were happy dad worked hours long and late
C
F
C
Then momma disappeared one day and so did daddy’s mind
F
C
G7
C
And now it’s me and daddy mostly daddy and the wine
F
C
The child picked up the sack and then he wandered on outside
G7
We put a roll of green among the jelly beans inside
C
F
C
The clerk was broke and so was I we gave him our last dime
F
C
G7
C
A stranger stole his mommy now his daddy’s on the wine
F
C
Daddy and the wine goes back three years out of my eight
F
C
G7
In the old days we were happy dad worked hours long and late
C
F
C
Then momma disappeared one day and so did daddy’s mind
F
C
G7
C
And now it’s me and daddy mostly daddy and the wine
C
F
G7
