I remember when my daddy worked all day for just a dollarAnd he never saved a penny, but at least the bills were paidI've never seen a man work half as hardAnd come home half as tiredThen give the Lord a tenth of all he madeDaddy said I'm making payments on a mansionAnd so many times, he's told me this old world is not his homeAnd he told me he'd been promised he'd receive a fair rewardDaddy did the best he could then left the rest up to the LordNow I've never seen a man that had more reason for complainingBut he'd smiled at me explaining how he never walked aloneWhen they called me to his death bedI remember how my daddy just looked upAnd smiled and said I'm going homeDaddy said I'm making payments on a mansionAnd so many times, he's told me this old world is not his homeAnd he told me he'd been promised he'd receive a fair rewardDaddy did the best he could then left the rest up to the LordSince my daddy left this world for one much betterI've been watching people worrying moreWorking for the things they can't affordIn a world that's filled with problemsNo one's ever found the answersTo the things my daddy left up to the LordDaddy said I'm making payments on a mansionAnd so many times, he's told me this old world is not his homeAnd he told me he'd been promised he'd receive a fair rewardDaddy did the best he could then left the rest up to the LordDaddy did the best he could then left the rest up to the Lord
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Porter Wayne Wagoner (Sevierville, Tennessee, 12 de agosto de 1927-28 de octubre de 2007) fue un cantante de música country estadounidense. Él era conocido por sus llamativos trajes. En los años 1960 contrató a una joven Dolly Parton para que cantara en su…
