Misc Traditional – Fathers Whiskers (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
    G
We have a dear old daddy

    A7
For whom we daily pray,

     D7
He's got a set of whiskers,

                       G
They're always in the way.
[Chorus]
G
Oh, they're always in the way,

    A7
The cows eat them for hay,

     D7
They hide the dirt on father's shirt,

                      G
They're always in the way.
[Verse 2]
   G
Father had a strong back,

    A7
Now it's all caved in,

    D7
He stepped upon his whiskers

                     G
And walked up to his chin.
[Chorus]
G
Oh, they're always in the way,

    A7
The cows eat them for hay,

     D7
They hide the dirt on father's shirt,

                      G
They're always in the way.
[Verse 3]
   G
We have a dear old mother,

     A7
With him at night she sleeps,

    D7
She wakes up in the morning

                G
Eating shredded wheat.
[Chorus]
G
Oh, they're always in the way,

    A7
The cows eat them for hay,

     D7
They hide the dirt on father's shirt,

                      G
They're always in the way.
[Verse 4]
   G
We have a dear old brother,

   A7
He has a Ford machine,

   D7
He uses father's whiskers

                  G
To strain the gasoline.
[Chorus]
G
Oh, they're always in the way,

    A7
The cows eat them for hay,

     D7
They hide the dirt on father's shirt,

                      G
They're always in the way.
[Verse 5]
   G
We have a dear old sister,

   A7
It really is a laugh,

    D7
She sprinkle's father's whiskers

                     G
As bath salts in her bath.
[Chorus]
G
Oh, they're always in the way,

    A7
The cows eat them for hay,

     D7
They hide the dirt on father's shirt,

                      G
They're always in the way.
[Verse 6]
  G
Father has a daughter,

     A7
Her name is Ella Mae,

    D7
She climbs up father's whiskers

                        G
And braids them all the way.
[Chorus]
G
Oh, they're always in the way,

    A7
The cows eat them for hay,

     D7
They hide the dirt on father's shirt,

                      G
They're always in the way.
[Verse 7]
 G
Around the supper table

   A7
We make a merry group,

      D7
Until dear father's whiskers

                   G
Get tangled in the soup.
[Chorus]
G
Oh, they're always in the way,

    A7
The cows eat them for hay,

     D7
They hide the dirt on father's shirt,

                      G
They're always in the way.
[Verse 8]
 G
Father fought in Flanders,

   A7
He wasn't killed, you see,

    D7
His whiskers looked like bushes

                  G
And fooled the enemy.
[Chorus]
G
Oh, they're always in the way,

    A7
The cows eat them for hay,

     D7
They hide the dirt on father's shirt,

                      G
They're always in the way.
[Verse 9]
     G
When father goes in swimming,

   A7
No bathing suit for him,

   D7
He ties his whiskers 'round his waist

                  G
And gaily plunges in.
[Chorus]
G
Oh, they're always in the way,

    A7
The cows eat them for hay,

     D7
They hide the dirt on father's shirt,

                      G
They're always in the way.
[Verse 10]
 G
Father in a tavern,

   A7
He likes his lager beer,

   D7
He pins a pretzel on his nose

                      G
To keep his whiskers clear.
[Chorus]
G
Oh, they're always in the way,

    A7
The cows eat them for hay,

     D7
They hide the dirt on father's shirt,

                      G
They're always in the way.