The Little Girl Who Follows Me
A careful man I ought to be,
There's a little girl who follows me,
I do not dare to go astray
For fear she'll go the selfsame way
I cannot once escape her eyes,
Whate'er she sees me do, she tries;
Like me, she says, she's going to be,
The little girl who follows me.
She thinks that I am good and fine,
Believes in every word of mine
The base in me she must not see,
I must remember as I go,
Through summer's fun and winter's snow,
In building for the years to be
The little girl who follows me!
Holding Daddy's Hand
Author: Sharon Froese
Walking down the winding path
I hold tight to Daddy's hand
His firm but gentle grip makes me
Feel safe like nothing else can
I don't know where we are going
But my Daddy knows the way
He leads us down the path that's right
And will not let us stray
I hold on to his hand tightly
I know he won't let me fall
For my Daddy is the biggest and the strongest of them all
I don't ever have to worry
When I hold his hand in mine
Because I know he will protect
And love me for all time
I hold tight to Daddy's hand
His firm but gentle grip makes me
Feel safe like nothing else can
I don't know where we are going
But my Daddy knows the way
He leads us down the path that's right
And will not let us stray
I hold on to his hand tightly
I know he won't let me fall
For my Daddy is the biggest and the strongest of them all
I don't ever have to worry
When I hold his hand in mine
Because I know he will protect
And love me for all time
What Makes A Dad
Mother Nature took the strength of a mountain,
The majesty of a tree,
The warmth of a summer sun,
The calm of a quiet sea,
The generous soul of her nature,
The comforting arm of night,
The wisdom of the ages,
The power of the eagle's flight,
The joy of a mourning in spring,
The faith of a mustard seed,
The patience of eternity,
The depth of a family need,
Then nature combined these qualities,
When there was nothing more to add,
She knew Her masterpiece was complete,
And so, She called it...Dad.
Please Daddy, Let's Go
A little girl sith shining eyes,
Her upturned face aglow,
Said "Daddy, it's almost time,
For Sunday School, you know;
Let's go and hear of Jesus' love
Of how he died for all,
To take them to His home above
Who on His name will call."
"oh no" said Daddy, "Not to-day;
I've worked hard all the week;
And I must have one day of rest,
And fishing's find they say;
So run along, don't bother me,
We'll go ANOTHER day."
Months and years have passed away,
But Daddy hears that plea no more--
"Lets go to Sunday School.."
Those childish days are o'er.
And now that Daddy's growing old,
And life is almost through,
He finds some time to go to church,
But what does daughter do?
She says, Oh Daddy, not to-day.
Was out almost all night;
I've got to get a little sleep:
Besides, I look a fright."
Then Daddylifts a trembling hand
To brush away the tears;
Again he hears that pleading voice,
Distinctly through the years,
He sees a small girl's upturned face,
Upturned with eyes aglow,
Saying, "It's time for Sunday School.
Please Daddy, won't you go?
Dad Says..
Don't ask me , ask your mother.
Were you raised in a barn? Close the door.
You didn't beat me. I let you win.
Big boys don't cry
Don't worry It's only blood.
Don't you know any normal boys?
Now you listen to ME, Buster!
I'll play catch after I read the paper.
Coffee will stunt your growth.
A little dirt never hurt anyone--just wipe it off.
Get you elbows off the table.
I told you to keep your eye on the ball.
Who said life was supposed to be fair?
Always say please and thank you.
that way, you get more.
If you forget,
you'll be grounded till the end of the world.
You call that a haircut
"Hey" is for horses.
This will hurt me a lot more than it hurts you.
Turn off those lights
Do you think I am made of Money?
Don't give me any of your lip, young lady.
You call that noise "music".No we,re not there yet.
Shake it off. It's only pain.
When I was your age,
I treated My father with respect.
As long as you live under my roof,
you'll live by my rules.
I'll tell you why. Because I said so. That's why.
Do what I say, not what I do.
it up straight, Knucklehead!
So you think you're smart do you?
What's so funny? Wipe that smile off your face.
Young ldies perspire, they do not sweat.
If I've told you once
I've told you a thousand times.
You want something to do?
I'll give you something to do.
You should visit more often.
Your mother worries.
This is your last warning.
I'm not sleeping, I was watching that channel.
What keep those jeans of yours frm falling off?
I'm not just talking to hear my own voice. I knew how to cook,
when I was your age, young lady.
Don't take yourself seriously,
take what you do seriously!
Laugh at youself first,
you'll take the bite out of others doing so for you.
You're always a winner, if you lose with a smile.
In MY day...
Four things come not back:
time past, the spoken word, the sped arrow,
and the missed opportunity.
You can want in one hand and spit in the other.
See which one fills up first.
If your friend jumped off a bridge would you?
If, I didn't love you so much, i would't punish you..
I would let you do whatever you wanted.
You have things so easy.
When I was your age
I had to walk a mile to school in 10 feet of snow,
up hill both ways!
If you want to catch a bird, you have to put salt on it's tail.
You're only young once.
Life is a journey
and you've just reached one of the many
speed bumps to come.
Don't look at me in that tone of voice.
How many times
do I have to pound that into your head.
If you want to do something,
do it because YOU want to.
Don't do it because someone else did.
As long as you tried your very best,
that's all that matters.
If ifs and buts were candies and nuts
then we'd all have a merry Christmas.
Don't believe anything you hear,
and only half of what you see.
What part of NO don't you understand.
I could care less what everybody else is doing!
I'm not everybody else's father!
Put your head through the window
and the pain will be gone.
Worrying about things is like a rocking chair..
it give you something to do
but it doesn't get you anywhere.
I feel for you but I can't reach you from here.
If you're going to act dumb,
you've gotta be tough.
With anything in life,
it's hard to be good and easy to be very bad.
I got my tongue wrapped around my eye-tooth
and could't see what I was saying.
Hot chicks are like buses.
Just wait on the corner
and another one will come along.
Don't tell on anybody,
unless you tell on yourself first.
Enough is enough
Don't take yourself seriously,
take what you do seriously!
Laugh at youself first,
you'll take the bite out of others doing so for you.
You're always a winner, if you lose with a smile.
In MY day...
Four things come not back:
time past, the spoken word, the sped arrow,
and the missed opportunity.
You can want in one hand and spit in the other.
See which one fills up first.
If your friend jumped off a bridge would you?
If, I didn't love you so much, i would't punish you..
I would let you do whatever you wanted.
You have things so easy.
When I was your age
I had to walk a mile to school in 10 feet of snow,
up hill both ways!
If you want to catch a bird, you have to put salt on it's tail.
You're only young once.
Life is a journey
and you've just reached one of the many
speed bumps to come.
Don't look at me in that tone of voice.
How many times
do I have to pound that into your head.
If you want to do something,
do it because YOU want to.
Don't do it because someone else did.
As long as you tried your very best,
that's all that matters.
If ifs and buts were candies and nuts
then we'd all have a merry Christmas.
Don't believe anything you hear,
and only half of what you see.
What part of NO don't you understand.
I could care less what everybody else is doing!
I'm not everybody else's father!
Put your head through the window
and the pain will be gone.
Worrying about things is like a rocking chair..
it give you something to do
but it doesn't get you anywhere.
I feel for you but I can't reach you from here.
If you're going to act dumb,
you've gotta be tough.
With anything in life,
it's hard to be good and easy to be very bad.
I got my tongue wrapped around my eye-tooth
and could't see what I was saying.
Hot chicks are like buses.
Just wait on the corner
and another one will come along.
Don't tell on anybody,
unless you tell on yourself first.
Enough is enough
in spite of it all, you always know,
Your Daddy's little Girl
My Dad
When I was just a tiny kid,
Do you remember,
The time you kissed my bruises,
Or cleaned my soiled chin?
You scrambled for the balls I hit,
(Short-winded more than not).
Yet, every time we'd play a game,
You praised the "outs I caught.
It seems like only yesterday,
You wiped away my tears,
And late at night I called your name,
To chase away my fears.
Though time has changed your handsome grip,
And your hair is snowy white,
You'r gait's a little slower now,
Thick glasses help your sight.
Oh, do I thirst for years gone by,
To be that growing lad,
Re-living all of the memories,
Of growing-up with my Dad.
My Dad
When I was just a tiny kid,
Do you remember,
The time you kissed my bruises,
Or cleaned my soiled chin?
You scrambled for the balls I hit,
(Short-winded more than not).
Yet, every time we'd play a game,
You praised the "outs I caught.
It seems like only yesterday,
You wiped away my tears,
And late at night I called your name,
To chase away my fears.
Though time has changed your handsome grip,
And your hair is snowy white,
You'r gait's a little slower now,
Thick glasses help your sight.
Oh, do I thirst for years gone by,
To be that growing lad,
Re-living all of the memories,
Of growing-up with my Dad.
