Mistreatin' Daddy 1923

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 30Jan2025
2025

Daddy, mama's got the blues
The kind o' blues that's hard to lose
'Cause you mistreated me
With cruel, cold abuse
Daddy, ain't you heard the news?
There's another papa in your shoes
You ain't even got a chance
with mama no more,
So be on your P's and Q's

Mistreating daddy, mistreating mama,
all the time
Just because she would let you
Mistreatin' daddy, mama's drawed a danger line
(If you cross it, I'll get you)
If you see me sittin' on another daddy's knee
Don't you interrupt me, 'cause I'm mean as I can be
I'm like the butcher right down the street
I could chop you all to pieces
Like you was a chunk of meat
Mistreatin' daddy, you used to
Knock your mama down
(Then you knew I fell for you)
Had me so nervous
I would start to duckin' 'round
(Yes! every time I saw you)
But now I've got you off my mind
And found another daddy
who is just my kind
Mistreatin' daddy,
I've got another papa now

Mistreating daddy, mistreating mama,
all the time
Just because she would let you
Mistreatin' daddy, mama's drawed a danger line
(If you cross it, I'll get you)
If you see me sittin' on another daddy's knee
Don't you interrupt me, 'cause I'm mean as I can be
I'm like the butcher right down the street
I could chop you all to pieces
Like you was a chunk of meat
Mistreatin' daddy, you used to
Knock your mama down
(Then you knew I fell for you)
Had me so nervous
I would start to duckin' 'round
(Yes! every time I saw you)
But now I've got you off my mind
And found another daddy
who is just my kind
Mistreatin' daddy,
I've got another papa now
and he's mistreatin' me too.
Daddy like you used to do.

Daddy, can't you plainly see
I'm thru with you as I can be
Don't want you hangin' 'round
Because you threw me down
When you made me go away
Then I knew you'd want me back some day
Like old "Billy" Shakespeare
I don't never repeat
That is all I've got to say

Mistreatin' daddy, mistreatin' mama all the time
(Just because she would let you)
Mistreatin' daddy, mama's drawed a danger line
(If you cross it, I'll get you)
If you see me sittin' on another daddy's knee
Don't you interrupt me
'Cause I'm mean as I can be
I've got a temper, folks talk about
I will grab you and I'll very nearly
Turn you wrong side out
Mistreatin' daddy, you used to
Knock your mama down
(Then you knew I fell for you)
Had me so nervous
I would start to duckin 'round
(Yes! every time I saw you)
You nearly caused my heart to break
And now I'd soon to see you as a rattlesnake
Mistreating daddy, I've got a good papa now

Mistreatin' daddy, mistreatin' mama all the time
(Just because she would let you)
Mistreatin' daddy, mama's drawed a danger line
(If you cross it, I'll get you)
If you see me sittin' on another daddy's knee
Don't you interrupt me
'Cause I'm mean as I can be
I've got a temper, folks talk about
I will grab you and I'll very nearly
Turn you wrong side out
Mistreatin' daddy, you used to
Knock your mama down
(Then you knew I fell for you)
Had me so nervous
I would start to duckin 'round
(Yes! every time I saw you)
You nearly caused my heart to break
And now I'd soon to see you as a rattlesnake
Mistreating daddy, I've got a good papa now
And he's mistreatin' me, too
Daddy, like you used to do

Soft karaoke
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piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
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Mistreatin' Daddy 1923
Lyrics & music by Porter Grainger & Bob Ricketts
© MCMXXIII by Rainbow Music Corporation   N.Y.C.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 30 January 2025 at 11.34
in association with Fred Feild, The Sheet Music Singer
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James Pitt-Payne