Last Thing Our Daddy Ever Stole

Last Thing Our Daddy Ever Stole – FINAL LYRIC
Jim Grubbs @Lowery Mill Music, ASCAP/Rick Lang Haley Anna Music BMI

V1
At the height of the depression it was do or die back then
My grandpa left his wife & kids, ran off deserted them
Grandma raised my daddy in a run down two room shack
Kept a pig tied to a stake, a trying to get her fat
Did her level best to teach daddy wrong from right
But every day they struggled, just trying to survive

V2
Hunger and temptation finally led our dad astray
Snuck into the neighbor’s yard when grandma was away
Dug up some taters, ate ‘em raw just where he sat
Untied the pig to cover up his tracks
Thought he pulled it off; thought he had ‘em fooled
Got caught and learned a lesson they don’t teach in school

Chorus 1
My dad was taught the straight and narrow way
But broke one of Grandmas rules that day
Dug up taters from our neighbor, left a bunch of empty holes
At least that’s how the story goes
They were the last thing our daddy ever stole


V3
Now daddy’s got his own farm; got enough to eat
Always planting extra for the poor folks down the street
Plantin’ and a-hoein’ - children at his side
Never more tempted to sacrifice his pride
Daddy’s given back more than he ever stole
Living by the lesson Grandma taught him long ago


Chorus 2
Now we all walk the straight and narrow way
Make sure to do a kind deed every day
Try to make our daddy proud
With the seeds we sow
We still tell the tale so folks will know….
All about the last thing our daddy ever stole