daddy take a nap

loudon wainwright iii

eleven o'clock am

something's wrong with daddy

what's the matter with him?

he stands up

puts the newspaper down

furrowed forehead

face in a frown

goin' upstair to hit the sack

yeah

daddy get's grumpy - got to take a nap

well

daddy take a nap

take a nap

take a nap

daddy take nap

whoa

whoa daddy - daddy got to go and take a nap

now all of us kids 'round our house

we got to keep quiet

quiet as a mouse

when daddy get's grumpy like a grizzly bear

leave him hibernating in his lair

'cause daddy's kind of dangerous - that's fact

daddy gets grumpy

he got to take nap

yeah

daddy take a nap

take a nap

take a nap

daddy take nap

whoa

whoa daddy - daddy got to go and take a nap

all right daddy - take a nap

it's seems like daddy's sleeping all of the time

he's grump it's a doggone crime

he likes to watch the news on the tv set

but halfway through he gets upset

well mommy says it's money and his bad back

daddy gets grumpy

he got to take a nap

daddy take a nap

take a nap

take a nap

daddy take nap

whoa

daddy - daddy got to go and take a nap

now sometimes mommy and daddy fight

us kids hear them late at night

mom tells daddy

go get a job!"