Jason Mraz
Daddy Sang Bass lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 2026
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 2:38
I remember when I was a lad
And times were hard and things were bad
But there's a silver lining behind every cloud
Just poor people, that's all we were
Tryin' to make a living cutting grass and earth
And be together in a family circle singing loud
Daddy sang bass, mama sang tenor
Me and little brother would join right in there
Singing seems to help a troubled soul
One of these days and it won't be long
We'll be together around God's throne
We'll be together in a family circle singing proud
Oh, no, the circle won't be broken
By and by, Lord, by and by
Daddy sang bass, mama sang tenor
Me and little brother would join right in there
In the sky, Lord, in the sky
I remember now after work, Nanny would call in all of us
Well, you could hear us singing for a country mile
It's true Frank G., he's done gone on
But I'll rejoin him in his song
We'll be together again up yonder in a little while
Daddy sang bass, mama sang tenor
Me and little brother would join right in there
Singing seems to help a troubled soul
One of these days and it won't be long
We'll be together around God's throne
We'll be together again up yonder in a little while
Oh, no, the circle won't be broken
By and by, Lord, by and by
Daddy sang bass, mama sang tenor
Me and little brother would join right in there
Singing seems to help a troubled soul
One of these days and it won't be long
We'll be together around God's throne
We'll be together in a family circle singing proud
Daddy sang bass, mama sang tenor
And me and little brother would join right in there
In the sky, Lord, in the sky
Woo!
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Key vocabulary
- brother
- male siblingA1
- call
- telephone or shoutA1
- country
- nation with its own governmentA1
- days
- 24-hour time periodsA1
- family
- people related to youA1
- silver
- shiny metal; colorA2
- singing
- making music with voiceA2
- gone
- not here; finishedA1
- hard
- with difficulty; firmlyA1
- he's
- he isA1
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About this song
Jason Mraz is an American singer-songwriter known for melodic pop and acoustic folk, with early roots in Virginia busking and a career built around radio-ready singles. He is especially associated with charting hits such as “The Remedy (I Won’t Worry)” and later work spanning polished albums and stage appearances, including Broadway’s Waitress.