WHAT DO YOU DO

Barbara Fairchild - 1971



The doorbell rang, I answered, I thought no one was there
I heard a voice, looked down to see a child was standing there
She looked so sad and puzzled, and then she said to me
I'm here to ask a question, won't you answer it for me

What do you do to make my Daddy love you
Do you put your arms around his neck and kiss his cheek like I do
Do you take him by the hand and ask him to play
This doesn't work for me anymore, you must have another way

So I knelt down beside her and held her little hand
I did my best to find the words that she might understand
With tear-filled eyes she listened to what I had to say
And with these words still on her lips, she turned and walked away

What do you do to make my Daddy love you
Do you put your arms around his neck and kiss his cheek like I do
Do you take him by the hand and ask him to play
This doesn't work for me anymore, you must have another way
What do you do to make my Daddy love you



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - July 2006)