Don't Cry Daddy Lyrics
Elvis Presley
Lyrics
Today I stumbled from my bed
With thunder crashing in my head
My pillow still wet
From last night tears
And as I think of giving up
A voice inside my coffee-cup
Kept crying out
And ringing in my ears
Don't cry daddy
Daddy, please don't cry
Daddy, you've still got me and little Tommy
Together we'll find a brand new mommy
Daddy, daddy, please laugh again
Daddy ride us on your back again
Oh, daddy, please don't cry
Why are children always first
To feel the pain and hurt the worst
It's true, but somehow
It just don't seem right
'Cause ev'ry time I cry I know
It hurts my little children so
I wonder will it be the same tonight
Don't cry daddy
Daddy, please don't cry
Daddy, you've still got me and little Tommy
Together we'll find a brand new mommy
Daddy, daddy, please laugh again
Daddy ride us on your back again
Oh, daddy, please don't cry
Oh, daddy, please don't cry
Song & Lyrics Facts
"Don't Cry Daddy" is a song written by Mac Davis and recorded by Elvis Presley. It was released on December 15, 1969 as the B-side of "Rubberneckin'".
The song appeared on his 1970 album, From Elvis in Memphis. It features backing vocals from The Sweet Inspirations, and was arranged by Bill Porter. The lyrics of the song are about a father comforting his daughter after her mother has left them. The single peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, becoming Presley's thirty-second top 10 country hit. It also reached number twenty-three on the Billboard Hot 100. It was certified Gold on March 27, 1992, by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of one million copies in the United States.