Dolly Parton - To Daddy Lyrics






Momma never seemed to miss the finer things in life
If she did, she never did say so to daddy
She never wanted to be more than mother and a wife
If she did, she never did say so to daddy

The only things that seemed to be important in her life
Was to make our house a home and make us happy
Momma never wanted anymore than what she had
If she did, she never did say so to daddy

He often left her all alone
She didn't mind the stayin' home
If she did, she never did say so to daddy
And she never missed the flowers
And the gifts he never gave her
If she did, she never did say so to daddy

Being took for granted was a thing that she accepted
And she didn't need those things to make her happy
She didn't even seem to notice
That he didn't kiss and hold her
If she did, she never did say so to daddy

One morning we awoke
Just to find the note
That momma carefully wrote
And left to daddy
And as he began to read it
Our ears could not believe it
The words that she had written there to daddy

She said our kids are old enough
And they don't need me very much
So I've gone in search for love I need so badly
I have needed you so long
But I just can't keep holdin' on
She never meant to come back home
If she did, she never did say so to daddy

Momma's gone
Good-bye to daddy





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  1. q.... ....

    guys like her cause of her boobs. women envy her cause there boobs aren't as big.

  2. A.... H....

    I'm here 1.1.2020.

  3. b.... ....

    This song is so emotional! Tears!!!

  4. N.... J....

    This song speaks so much about m

  5. t.... ....

    Dolly, is an American icon! Never one to get attention. Just a true icon

  6. M.... A....

    Amo dolly parton

  7. R.... L....

    Real situations even now 2019.Thanks a lot.

  8. N.... H....

    So my kids said they have the best music and I came here and played this for them...they are in Awe! We have had the Best music over the years! Much love dolly

  9. T.... T....

    When will Dolly Parton be honored with triple platinum awards???? When she's dead???

  10. D.... F....

    I love Dolly s voice.even 2019

  11. n.... n....

    2/10/19..Dolly's songs remind me of one special man who loved them...my father..daddy I love you..you are such a blessing

  12. C.... J....

    30 September 2019 I'm still watching

  13. C.... P....

    Yes. I'm here too

  14. w.... i....

    This song changed my life....

  15. M.... M....

    Who is in 2019 like it

  16. J.... H....

    I enjoy your music

  17. D.... H....

    Dolly was a and still is a good song writer.  After she left Porter she was successful as a solo artiest and she worked well with several other country stars.  Her music was really kept pretty simple and plain.  To me that shows the sign of true country music artiest.

  18. D.... F....

    Love this song

  19. H.... P....

    I've never heard this song before today. It's so beautiful and sad. Dolly Parton is a great songwriter.

  20. F.... M....

    a song for all virtuous and dedicated house wives like my mum to my dad. I pray u continue being humble. RIP

    F.... M....

    Tombakus

  21. J.... T....

    Dang you just roasted your dad

  22. K.... F....

    The greatest song ever sung

  23. A.... O....

    Can’t stop listening to this song

  24. m.... c....

    beautiful song

  25. A.... D....

    Beautiful...the words are amazing !!

  26. L.... N....

    Yuck l don't like. Her. Music 🎶

  27. K.... G....

    Kimmy mengela Namibia iam sorry my kids

  28. K.... G....

    Nitah mengela iam sory my kids forgive me

  29. S.... N....

    Jan 31 2019

  30. A.... Z....

    My Hero dolly I love you so much

  31. H.... J....

    Anybody From 2019 Here🙆🏾‍♀️

    H.... J....

    Am here love💋❤💙❤💋❤💙

    H.... J....

    Am here love❤💋💙❤💋💙❤💋

    H.... J....

    Hxna Jones here I am!! And in 2030!! I’ll be here!!

    H.... J....

    May 13 here, beautiful lady ..inside and out

  32. D.... C....

    God bless sweet sincere Dolly Parton. One day I will see her in Tennessee where I live now. Great actress and great voice. Humble and down to earth.

  33. K.... G....

    Iam sorry my poor kids i miss u a lot this song reminds me when I broke up with the father of my two boys 2015 15 june

  34. B.... A....

    I really love this song ,Dolly is one of the greatest singer of all time ..It's heart touched song

  35. A.... T....

    just losses my dad 2 week 😭😭 this song got me 😍😍

  36. B.... M....

    i can relate with this song .

  37. D.... H....

    i love the song she is a great singer

  38. R.... K....

    I love you song bird I love your every song

  39. L.... C....

    Beutfull

    L.... C....

    😍 😍 😍 😍

  40. M.... F....

    Dolly m'a accompagnée pendant toutes mes années de spectacles. Elle m'insuflait la force et la gaitée ! ♡♡♡

  41. D.... N....

    Beatiful voice true words from a Country song Dolly parton

  42. R.... M....

    Wunderschön

  43. s.... s....

    can't get enough of this song.

  44. B.... C....

    2018. Don’t know when she did this song, but it’s so beautiful. Like Dolly is!

    B.... C....

    Ben Craft when she first wrote it, Emmy Lou Harris recorded it. She recorded it later. Dolly once said,” when Emmy Lou Harris recorded, “ To Daddy” I laughed all the way to the bank. When Whitney Houston recorded,” I Will Always Love
    You” (which of course Dolly also wrote) I bought the bank”

  45. o.... o....

    Please how do I download dolly parton songs?

    o.... o....

    Www.waptrick.com

  46. W.... M....

    Beautiful song, i liked

  47. D.... T....

    best song ever i lost my dad 3 years ago still brings a tear to my eye

  48. C.... O....

    You know how much I love you, sweet dolly

  49. B.... C....

    Love this song .never heard Dolly do it, but...of course she is wonderful! It’s 2018

  50. R.... M....

    Dolly hat eine super schöne Stimme.

  51. P.... M....

    Some men take there wives for granted. Don’t know why they marry . Women are not to be treated like furniture or maids in the home. Feel sorry for those who treat women unloving and disrespectful .

  52. D.... T....

    I agree with you Maria Mutale.

  53. A.... A....

    i love this and i realy miss my daddy... stl miss still very special

  54. R.... B....

    After all these years of hearing great voices, i come to discover that this one is pretty much it, as a female vocalist.

  55. J.... C....

    Dolly is definitely an angel.

  56. E.... B....

    A woman's woman ...

  57. E.... B....

    We never knew it until it was all over ... kids came first , then , it was all over , we went after what we needed so badly ...

  58. D.... M....

    This was my life but my kids got me through and then God took my baby girl away and so I listen to the songs she loved to keep her close she was only 23 years old miss her so much and she sang this song for me

    D.... M....

    I hope you are okay and I wish you happiness. God loves you and He will take good care odlf you.

  59. M.... F....

    Loved dolly singing all my life still do this is me fav song 😸😸😸😹😹😹

  60. C.... M....

    Country music is my best songs and above all Dolly parton

  61. M.... M....

    Lovely song i love you Dolly Parton

  62. j.... c....

    love this song

  63. I.... l....

    2017 still in love

  64. j.... ....

    O jeeez!! If you're not happy, don't pretend to not care; communicate and save a cowboy some trouble.

    j.... ....

    jacobs sometimes our communication falls on deaf ears and we give up trying.

    j.... ....

    Some men are just unloving and cold hearted😐

  65. K.... S....

    and then your friends fucked it up

  66. D.... ....

    What a shame: 42 users dislike this beautiful voice, a voice of an Angel. This shows that you have no taste in music!

    D.... ....

    ALIFIHAFID They are morons.

    D.... ....

    it even climbed to 70. Such a big shame

    D.... ....

    This song reaches my hart

    D.... ....

    42 people have no taste and are stupid. Just sayin.

    D.... ....

    Some think its a download icon

  67. M.... N....

    dolly is a gifted singer,

  68. M.... N....

    fantastic

  69. P.... R....

    +Pauline Rolle ,I love Dolly Parton music, it's a classic. October 29,2016.

  70. Z.... ....

    Sounds a lot like "Me and Bobby McGee".. wonder which one was written first

    Z.... ....

    Bobby McGee was first. This one was written by Dolly, about her mother. only her mother did not leave. It was written sometime in the mid 1970's. Sometime around 1976. Emmylou did it first, and is the best version of this song. This version is the best version not sung by Emmylou. Dolly her entire career has been a an exceptional song writer. The best woman writer ever, and one of the 5 best country songwriters ever. The same song at #1 in three different decades, and two different genres, denotes the timelessness of a song, and that is badass.

  71. C.... T....

    beautiful song.

  72. S.... A....

    waw. I can relate to this song. I keep playing again and again.

    S.... A....

    +Seline Akinyi Me too!

    S.... A....

    Seline Akinyi ...me too

  73. F.... 0....

    oh dolly your song is really touch my heart!

  74. p.... p....

    the power of resilience. i love this song i dedicate it to my mother Nancy Bett

    p.... p....

    Iyamune?

    p.... p....

    I dedicate to mom too....
    It's sad,it pains

  75. i.... b....

    i love it this song it's really touch me

  76. e.... ....

    uwielbiam Ciebie , Dolly.

  77. G.... A....

    You'll remain my very best female singer Dear Dolly.  Where you are today, May God keep you in good health.

  78. C.... W....

    Whats the song about a little girl and he puppy by dolly parton ???

    C.... W....

    me and little Andy

    C.... W....

    Me and little Andy

    C.... W....

    @Judy Duschka yes

  79. y.... ....

    I'm sure Lisa Mchugh is a great singer. But don't forget Dolly Parton wrote it and instead of recording it with Porter Wagoner all those years ago, gave it to Emmy Lou Harris, who had her only number one with it. Emily had heard Dolly sing it and asked her for it.Dolly felt,as Emily Lou's friend, that she should give it to her. But Porter, as her producer, didn't want that. But Dolly thought a friend is a friend, as Emmy Lou was for her, and gave it to Emmy Lou, and history was made. Emmy Lou did it justice and got to number one with it. Dolly did it justice, and as her own song, did a wonderful version on it. I'm sure Lisa Mchugh would understand that.

  80. b.... ....

    Good song but Lisa McHugh sings it so much better

  81. c.... d....

    beautiful song

    c.... d....

    God was giving you nice voice d

  82. s.... o....

    dis is thr real song mommy 

  83. c.... s....

    oh wow love this song. first time hearing it. Gosh it just fabulous.  love you dollyx x a truely great artist

  84. M.... M....

    We sometimes dont value what we are holding until its gone for good. so sweet a song.

    M.... M....

    very true mariah

    M.... M....

    Maria Mutale iiii

    M.... M....

    Maria Mutale gggghy

  85. J.... A....

    Just love this ladies singing..thank you for the share

  86. D.... ....

    I so understand this is song

  87. E.... J....

    im 39 weeks pregeant and everytime i play this song she kicks me

  88. E.... D....

    Poor woman. I Can only imagine the loneliness, emptiness and sadness that filled her heart daily as she sat, waiting in vain for the man she loved to love her in return. My heart bleeds for every woman who has to go through this emotional pain. And shame to the men who make it happen!

    E.... D....

    I feel underappreciated by my friends, I just want to feel appreciated by them and like they are enthusiastic to see me. I am trying to ask for what I want and be vocal but I'm afraid they will be angry at me. Sometimes I want to "disappear" from social media or whatever for a while, but I'm afraid of hurting them and never like going without them. *crying* This song means so much to me and I heard before this song, that the woman would die and it was then that he'd appreciated her, so happy she made that brave decision.

    E.... D....

    Emma Dan Love without expecting love in return.

    E.... D....

    You know..
    It's such a pain...spending 3/4 of your life ....with someone who cares not..
    I feel it

  89. m.... ....

    Beautiful sad song.

  90. u.... s....

    brings back mwmories ,but my mum never left ,she loved my dad until he died and she died 10 years later .miss you both rip xxxx

  91. u.... s....

    god this brings back memories ,only my never left ,she loved my dad till the day he died and she died 10 years later rip xxx

  92. M.... P....

    luv ya dolly and now my daughter does too u will always be the best in our family
    ironic thing is my daughters fav country singing is dollys god daughter Miley Cirus

  93. d.... d....

    i feel like this song was writen for my mother. so sad

    d.... d....

    Bless her heart ... I have grown kids , from 36 to 51 and only one knows the truth ... I'm catching hell .

  94. i.... o....

    [email protected]

  95. E.... C....

    Hehe ..I'm gay too but this Dolly sings like a beautiful angel and when Dollys sings she can make you dance or get on your knees to pray and cry with her sad sonds but guy Dolly is a legend and a beautiful singer!

  96. D.... D....

    Good for you man. weldone! :-)

  97. D.... P....

    i hope when your pain is less,this takes a lot of time but maybe on two years or three ,this can be a very comforting song that has reasonce in your life x my condolences

  98. P.... D....

    NO WORDS CAN EXPRESS HOW I KNOW THAT PAIN, BLESS HER HEART

    P.... D....

    She is the best and greatest of all time love you Dolly you know how to sing living legend

  99. P.... D....

    AWWW BLESS YOUR HEART BABY, EACH ONE OF US EITHER MAN OR WOMAN GOD GAVE US THAT MOTHER INSTINCT HE KNEW THE FUTURE!

  100. t.... h....

    this is a song written for my mum and I hope one day she to finds the courage to leave