Now I Have to Call Him Father
I used to be as happy as the dickies on the trees
That's when I was courting and my mind was well at ease
I used to feel so loving with my Henry by my side
Looking forward to the day when I should be his bride
But now he's thrown me over and I'm full of misery
Someone else has done me out of William Henry
He used to come and court his little Mary Anne
I used to think that he was my young man
But mother caught his eye
And they got married on the sly
Now I have to call him father!
He used to call me 'dreamy-eyes' and sit me on his knee
Kiss my little ruby lips and make a fuss of me
He bought a second-handed home to comfort me through life
Now he's thrown me over for a second-handed wife
And on the wedding day when he was married to mama
He said "Go on, what's-your-face, and kiss your new papa"
He used to come and court his little Mary Anne
I used to think that he was my young man
But mother caught his eye
And they got married on the sly
Now I have to call him father!
When I came home this afternoon it broke my heart to see
William cuddling mother as he used to cuddle me
At ten o'clock last night I felt I'd like to punch his head
When he said to me "Pop off, it's time you go to bed"
The next young man I get, I'll let him see me to the door
But I'll never introduce one to my mother any more
He used to come and court his little Mary Anne
I used to think that he was my young man
But mother caught his eye
And they got married on the sly
Now I have to call him father!
That's when I was courting and my mind was well at ease
I used to feel so loving with my Henry by my side
Looking forward to the day when I should be his bride
But now he's thrown me over and I'm full of misery
Someone else has done me out of William Henry
He used to come and court his little Mary Anne
I used to think that he was my young man
But mother caught his eye
And they got married on the sly
Now I have to call him father!
He used to call me 'dreamy-eyes' and sit me on his knee
Kiss my little ruby lips and make a fuss of me
He bought a second-handed home to comfort me through life
Now he's thrown me over for a second-handed wife
And on the wedding day when he was married to mama
He said "Go on, what's-your-face, and kiss your new papa"
He used to come and court his little Mary Anne
I used to think that he was my young man
But mother caught his eye
And they got married on the sly
Now I have to call him father!
When I came home this afternoon it broke my heart to see
William cuddling mother as he used to cuddle me
At ten o'clock last night I felt I'd like to punch his head
When he said to me "Pop off, it's time you go to bed"
The next young man I get, I'll let him see me to the door
But I'll never introduce one to my mother any more
He used to come and court his little Mary Anne
I used to think that he was my young man
But mother caught his eye
And they got married on the sly
Now I have to call him father!
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Writer(s): Fred Godfrey, Charles Collins
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