ONLY DADDY THAT'LL WALK THE LINE
(Ivy J. Bryant)

Waylon Jennings - 1968
Ray Pillow - 1968
Roy Clark - 1968
Charlie McCoy - 1968
Hank Williams Jr. - 1972
Ricky Skaggs - 1991
Mark Chesnutt - 2010




Ev'rybody knows you been steppin' on my toes
And I'm gettin pretty tired of it
You keep a-steppin' outta line and a-messin' up my mind
If you had any sense, you'd quit
'Cause ever since you were a little bitty teeny girl
You said I was the only man in this whole world
Now you bettter do some thinkin', then you'll find
You got the only daddy that'll walk the line

I keep a-workin' ev'ry day, all you wanna do is play
I'm tired o' stayin' out all night
I'm comin' unglued with your funny little moods
Now, honey baby, that ain't right
'Cause ever since you were a little bitty teeny girl
You said I was the only man in this whole world
Now you bettter do some thinkin', then you'll find
You got the only daddy that'll walk the line

(Instrumental Break)

You keep a-packin' up my clothes, nearly ev'rybody knows
That you're still just a-puttin' me on
When I start a-walkin', don't wanna hear you start a-squawkin'
And a-beggin' me to come back home
'Cause ever since you were a little bitty teeny girl
You said I was the only man in this whole world
Now you bettter do some thinkin', then you'll find
You got the only daddy that'll walk the line
You got the only daddy that'll walk the line


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - March 2012)