Daddy Frank played the guitar and the french harp And sister played the ringin´ tambourine And mama couldn´t hear our pretty music But she read our lips and helped the family sing That little band was all a part of livin´
And our only means of livin´ at the time And it wasn´t like no normal family combo Cause Daddy Frank, the guitar man, was blind Frank and mama counted on each other Their one and only weakness made ´em strong Mama did the drivin´ for the family And Frank made a livin´ with a song Home was just a camp a long the highway A pick-up bed was where we bedded down Don´t ever once remember goin´ hungry And I remember mama cookin´ on the ground Daddy Frank played the guitar and the french harp And sister played the ringin´ tambourine And mama couldn´t hear our pretty music But she read our lips and helped the family sing That little band was all a part of livin´ And our only means of livin´ at the time And it wasn´t like no normal family combo