Thereâs a high step and a low step
And a stepping in-between
How he told it to Tom Potter
âbout that incident last week
There ainât hardly nothing to it
Iâll get back to you about it
Donât you worry Buddy
We can work it out
Itâll be alright
And sheâs laughing and sheâs pushing him
And telling him to go
On out there on the dance floor
She canât hardly hold her grin in
Heâs just like heâs always been
Going on and on some nothing
Donât half matter way he does
He always has itâs the way he is
Chorus: Papaâs dancing with his daughter
Up and down the doissy-do
To your left to your right
To your partner bowing low
Then heâll take her in his arms
And heâll twirl her âround real slow
Then hand in hand theyâll promenade on home
And that fiddle make a screech
And a man will make a speech
About the graduation Friday
And the summer coming on
It all just seems like yesterday
Yeh but thatâs what they all say
Itâs true too soon youâre wondering
Just where itâs all gone
He remembers she was younger
She was sitting on his knee
He was bouncing her hugging her
He told himself earlier
He ainât going to do this sheâs been
His heartâs one full pride and joy
But them tears are welling up inside him
Now oh boy
Chorus:
And she puts her hand in his
And she whispers in his ear
Some old silly secret endearment
He used to whisper it to her
As he tucked her in her bed
It all runs together in his head
Sheâs smiling blushing so full
All her dreams tonight
And the room seems to freeze
Thereâs a weakness in his knees
As heâs looking all around
Feelings coming into play
âCause thereâll come a time he knows
When heâll have to let her go
When heâll have to stand
And watch her dance away
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