Hard Daddy + 

I went to ma daddy, + 

Says Daddy I have got de blues. + 

Went to ma daddy, + 

Says Daddy I have got de blues. + 

Ma daddy says Honey + 

Can’t you bring no better news? + 

I cried on his shoulder but + 

He turned his back on me. + 

Cried on his shoulder but + 

He turned his back on me. + 

He said a woman’s cryin’s + 

Never gonna bother me. + 

I wish I had wings to + 

Fly like de eagle flies. + 

Wish I had wings to + 

Fly like de eagle flies. + 

I’d fly on ma man an’ + 

I’d scratch out both his eyes. + 