This time last year there sure was

A lot of sad faces around this old house

Our papa died without fulfillin' his life's dream

Of producing one of

The best crops in Grimes County

Though papa died with

That dream still in his head

A desire in his heart

A promise on his lips

Calluses on both hands

And two dollars in his pocket

Papa didn't live long enough

To see his dreams come true

So he died from too much work

Broken spirit I guess

But I promised our mama that if

It was a last thing he'd ever do

He'd live long enough to see just

One good crop come through

But you see we can't plan on

Things without first talking to God

Because we don't know his plans

And if we don't include him my friends

The way can get mighty hard

They say that every time a good and righteous person

Is buried in God's good earth

It's just fertilizer for the soil

And I guess there must be some truth to that

Whether we believe it or not

I just wish that papa was here right now

So that he could see this

Good crop that we finally got

Hey look at that beans and look at that corn

And I bet them watermelons must be three feet long

Man look at them tomatoes and look at them peas

Well I know if papa was here

Right now he'd sure be pleased

And papa would sure be proud of his children too

My brother's famous now got his own show on the road

Traveling in customized bus imported from Europe

That boy always did love music and he loves to travel

I got a sister that's got a good job in a beauty shop

Making money making other people look good

Ain't nobody here at a house now but me and mama

And mama she's gettin' weaker

And she's gettin' older every day

And she talks softly about

Joinin' papa in his heavenly home

But that woman sure did love that man

She worked beside papa

For forty some odd years

Tryin' to produce a good crop

And never could grow a single bean

But I just wish that papa was here right now

To see this good crop that we finally got

Man look at that beans and look at that corn

And I bet them watermelons

Must be three feet long

Man look at them tomatoes and look at them peas

Well I know if papa was

Here right now he'd sure be pleased

And papa if you can hear me look at them beans