[Verse 1]
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We have a dear old daddy
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For whom we daily pray,
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He's got a set of whiskers,
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They're always in the way.
[Chorus]
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Oh, they're always in the way,
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The cows eat them for hay,
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They hide the dirt on father's shirt,
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They're always in the way.
[Verse 2]
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Father had a strong back,
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Now it's all caved in,
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He stepped upon his whiskers
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And walked up to his chin.
[Chorus]
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Oh, they're always in the way,
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The cows eat them for hay,
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They hide the dirt on father's shirt,
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They're always in the way.
[Verse 3]
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We have a dear old mother,
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With him at night she sleeps,
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She wakes up in the morning
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Eating shredded wheat.
[Chorus]
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Oh, they're always in the way,
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The cows eat them for hay,
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They hide the dirt on father's shirt,
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They're always in the way.
[Verse 4]
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We have a dear old brother,
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He has a Ford machine,
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He uses father's whiskers
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To strain the gasoline.
[Chorus]
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Oh, they're always in the way,
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The cows eat them for hay,
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They hide the dirt on father's shirt,
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They're always in the way.
[Verse 5]
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We have a dear old sister,
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It really is a laugh,
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She sprinkle's father's whiskers
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As bath salts in her bath.
[Chorus]
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Oh, they're always in the way,
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The cows eat them for hay,
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They hide the dirt on father's shirt,
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They're always in the way.
[Verse 6]
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Father has a daughter,
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Her name is Ella Mae,
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She climbs up father's whiskers
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And braids them all the way.
[Chorus]
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Oh, they're always in the way,
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The cows eat them for hay,
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They hide the dirt on father's shirt,
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They're always in the way.
[Verse 7]
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Around the supper table
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We make a merry group,
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Until dear father's whiskers
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Get tangled in the soup.
[Chorus]
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Oh, they're always in the way,
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The cows eat them for hay,
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They hide the dirt on father's shirt,
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They're always in the way.
[Verse 8]
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Father fought in Flanders,
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He wasn't killed, you see,
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His whiskers looked like bushes
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And fooled the enemy.
[Chorus]
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Oh, they're always in the way,
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The cows eat them for hay,
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They hide the dirt on father's shirt,
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They're always in the way.
[Verse 9]
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When father goes in swimming,
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No bathing suit for him,
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He ties his whiskers 'round his waist
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And gaily plunges in.
[Chorus]
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Oh, they're always in the way,
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The cows eat them for hay,
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They hide the dirt on father's shirt,
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They're always in the way.
[Verse 10]
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Father in a tavern,
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He likes his lager beer,
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He pins a pretzel on his nose
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To keep his whiskers clear.
[Chorus]
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Oh, they're always in the way,
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The cows eat them for hay,
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They hide the dirt on father's shirt,
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They're always in the way.