daddy was a soldier  he got sent to war
me mamma cried when he walked out the door
daddy kept in touch every single day
before we went to bed ma and me would pray

we couldnt sleep at night couldnt sleep at all
stare at daddies picture hanging on the wall
i would cuddle mamma till our eyes began to close
side by side together of to sleep would doze

then we got the news saying daddy he had died
i held on to mamma together we both cried
just like my daddy. i had to soldier on
take good care of mamma now that daddies gone