I was born and raised down in On a farm way up in the woods I was so ragged that folks used to call me used to tease me about it 'Cause deep down inside he was 'Cause done all he could
My was a great old man I can see him a shovel in his hands, see Education he had He did wonders when the got bad The little from the crops he raised Barely paid the we made
For, life had him down to the ground he tried to get up Life would kick him back One day called me to his dyin' bed Put his hands on my And in his he said
He said, I'm on you, son To pull the through My son, all left up to you
Two days Papa passed away, and I a man that day So I told Mama I was quit school, but She said that was Daddy's strictest
So every 'fore I went to school I fed the chickens and I chopped too Sometimes I felt I couldn't go on I to leave, just run away from home But I would remember my daddy said With tears in his eyes on his bed
He said, I'm on you, son I to do my best up to you to do the rest
Then one day a strong rain And washed all the away And at the age of 13 I I was the weight of the Whole world on my And you know, knew What I was goin' through,
Every day I had to work the that's the only way we got our meals You see, I was the of the family And else depended on me Every night I my Mama pray Lord, give him the strength to another day
So years have passed and all the are grown The angels took to a brand new home knows, people, I shedded tears But my daddy's voice me through the years
Sing, Patches, I'm on you, son To pull the through My son, it's all up to you
Oh, I can still hear Papa's voice Patches, I'm on you, son I've to do my best up to you to do the rest
I can still Papa, what he said Patches, I'm on you, son To pull the through My son, it's all up to you