MY DADDY IS ONLY A PICTURE
(Thomas Dilbeck)

Dick Thomas & His Nashville Ramblers - 1948
Eddy Arnold - 1948




As recorded by DICK THOMAS:

I asked the little boy to call his Daddy
He said he couldn't and sighed
And when I asked him what was wrong
Here's what the little boy replied

My Daddy is only a picture
In a frame that hangs on the wall
Each day I talk to my Daddy
But he never talks at all

I tell him all of my secrets
And all of my little plans
And from the way that he smiles at me
I know he understands

The angels took Daddy to Heaven
When I was just goin' on three
But I'll bet they never told him
How blue and lonesome we'd be

I try to cheer up my Mommy
When the tears roll down her face
My Daddy is only a picture
But I'm tryin' to take his place

(Instrumental Break)

I try to cheer up my Mommy
When the tears roll down her face
My Daddy is only a picture
But I'm tryin' to take his place


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As recorded by EDDY ARNOLD:

I asked a little boy to call his Daddy
He said he couldn't and sighed
And when I asked him what was wrong
Here's what the boy replied

My Daddy's only a picture
In a frame that hangs on the wall
And when I talk to my Daddy
He never talks at all

I tell him all my secrets
And all my little plans
And by the way he smiles at me
I know that he understands

The angels took Daddy to heaven
When I was just going on three
I know he wouldn't leave us
If he knew how lonesome we'd be

I try to cheer up my Mommy
When the tears roll down her face
My Daddy's only a picture
But I'm trying to take his place


(Contributed by ebollendorf - August 2005)
(Updated by Mel Priddle - January 2013)