Daddy's in the Doldrums

Mother walks the streets

With a baby in her hands

Ohh, the child weighs on her mind

Mama's looking for a man'Cause her daddy's in the doldrums

And mama wants to dance

Yeah, daddy's in the doldrums

And he can barely standSo where were you?

So where were you?His eyes stood frozen, dark

A breath of overcastting black

I watched her walk away

I know she ain't coming back'Cause her daddy's in the doldrums

And mama wants to dance

Yeah, daddy's in the doldrums

And he can barely standSo where were you?

So where were you?With each step she took

Another nail driven in building her wreck

No, don't look back or watch me reign down

'Cause it's an act

Though my love just feels deceit

The sickening beat just carried away