Patches-Dickie Lee

[ti: Patches ] [ar:Clarence Carter] [al:The Oldie Hits Vol 3] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Patches - Dickie Lee [00:01.48]I was born and raised down in Alabama [00:03.28] [00:04.32]On a farm way back up in the woods [00:06.68]I was so ragged that folks used to call me Patches [00:08.98]Papa used to tease me about it [00:10.80]'Cause deep down inside he was hurt [00:12.27]'Cause he'd done all he could [00:13.74] [00:15.41]My papa was a great old man [00:17.63] [00:18.32]I can see him with a shovel in his hands see [00:20.66] [00:21.28]Education he never had [00:23.50] [00:24.19]He did wonders when the times got bad [00:26.75]The little money from the crops he raised [00:29.93]Barely paid the bills we made [00:32.08]For life had kick him down to the ground [00:35.10]When he tried to get up [00:36.51]Life would kick him back down [00:38.03]One day papa called me to his dyin' bed [00:40.99]Put his hands on my shoulders [00:42.38]And in his tears he said [00:43.71]He said "Patches [00:45.09]I'm dependin' on you son [00:47.71] [00:48.40]To pull the family through [00:51.21]My son it's all left up to you" [00:56.09] [01:00.26]Two days later papa passed away [01:01.79]And I became a man that day [01:04.63] [01:05.42]So I told mama I was gonna quit school [01:07.56]But she said that was daddy's strictest rule [01:10.58] [01:11.21]So every mornin' 'fore I went to school [01:14.19]I fed the chickens and I chopped wood too [01:16.28]Sometimes I felt that I couldn't go on [01:19.64]I wanted to leave just run away from home [01:22.26]But I would remember what my daddy said [01:25.41]With tears in his eyes on his dyin' bed [01:28.04]He said "Patches [01:29.45]I'm dependin' on you son [01:32.09] [01:32.73]I tried to do my best [01:35.65]It's up to you to do the rest" [01:40.55] [01:44.62]Then one day a strong rain came and washed all the crops away [01:48.53] [01:49.46]And at the age of thirteen I thought I was carryin' [01:52.64]The weight of the whole world on my shoulders [01:54.84]And you know Mama knew what I was goin' through 'cause [01:58.21] [01:58.90]Every day I had to work the fields [02:01.65]'Cause that's the only way we got our meals [02:03.71]See I was the oldest of the family [02:07.06] [02:07.59]And everybody else depended on me [02:09.99] [02:10.71]Every night I heard my mama pray [02:12.65]Lord give him the strength [02:14.33]To make another day [02:15.65]So years have passed and all the kids are grown [02:18.93]The angels took mama to a brand new home [02:21.59]Lord knows people I shedded tears [02:24.62]But my daddy's voice kept me through the years [02:27.72]Sing "Patches [02:28.70]I'm dependin' on you son [02:31.42] [02:32.31]To pull the family through [02:34.56] [02:35.33]My son it's all left up to you" [02:39.72] [02:40.75]Oh I can still hear papa's voice sayin' "Patches [02:43.69]I'm dependin' on you son [02:46.46] [02:47.19]I've tried to do my best [02:49.60] [02:50.31]It's up to you to do the rest" [02:54.77] [02:55.37]Oh I can still hear papa's voice sayin' "Patches [02:58.51]I'm dependin' on you son [03:01.45] [03:02.00]To pull the family through [03:04.50] [03:05.03]My son