The Father of
Girls
~
1970 'Live' version
When you’re
the father of boys,
How you worry,
But when
you’re the father of girls,
You do more than
that,
You Pray!
From the time of
diaper and pin,
‘Till the
time they cry, "don’t come in!"
‘Till the
time you gown them in white,
And give them
away,
You worry, you
worry,
You worry, night
and day!
When she’s a
plain little girl,
How you worry,
But when
she’s a beautiful thing,
You do more than
that,
You pray!
Boys come
‘round when they want a date,
Girls may only
stay home and wait,
When she’s
out you sit up all night,
With her first
baby toy!
You trust her, but
worry,
‘Cause you
were once a boy!
When you’re
the father of boys,
How you worry,
But when
you’re the father of girls,
You do more than
that,
You pray!
Words and Music by
Ervin M. Drake
Cromwell Music Inc. ASCAP
   
| 1967 Single Version | 1968 Album Version |
Perry Como In Person
at the International Hotel. Las Vegas
Produced
by Ernie Altschuler
Arranged
and Conducted by Nick Perito
Special
Material and Musical Consultant: Ray Charles
Vocal
Accompaniment by The Doodletown Pipers
Recorded
live at the International Hotel, Las Vegas on June 25,
26, and 27, 1970
Recording
Engineer: Mickey Crofford
Album
notes by Ernie Altschuler
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