Daddy played piano   Played it very well   Music from those hands could   Catch you like a spell      He could make you love him   'Fore the tune was done   You have your daddy's hands   You are your daddy's son      Daddy never knew that   You were on your way   He had other ladies   And other tunes to play      When he up and left me   I just up and run   Only thing in my head   You were your daddy's son      Couldn't hear no music   Couldn't see no light   Mama, she was frightened   Crazy from the fright      Tears without no comfort   Screams without no sound   Only darkness and pain   The anger and pain      The blood and the pain   I buried my heart in the ground   In the ground   When I buried you in the ground      Daddy played piano   Bet he's playin' still   Mama can't forget him   Don't suppose I will      God wants no excuses   I have only one   You had your daddy's hands   Forgive me, you were your daddy's son