Don’t Let Me Down

(Don’t Let Me Down, from Fearless Moral Inventory, by Juliet A. Wright, copyright 2008, all rights reserved.) Don’t Let Me Down

Addie don’t you think of lettin’ me down

I’m counting on you

To do your best and keep your feet on the ground

Oh

Don’t let me down

Times are tough

We’ve got to make a go

Get to spinning

Forget your dancin’

You’re always too slow

Oh,

Don’t let me down

If you’re sick on Sunday

I’ll let you stay home in bed

Need to doff tomorrow

More than pray today

No money for the basket

But God understands

Oh,

Don’t let me down

Addie don’t you think of lettin’ me down

I’m counting on you

To do your best

And keep your feet on the ground

Oh

Don’t let me down

Ain’t no use in you going to school

Silly ideas in your head

Just make you a bigger fool

Oh

Don’t let me down

I better not catch you hiding books

In your smock

It’s just wasted time off the clock

I don’t know how to read

So why should you?  (So what’s your need?)

Oh,

Don’t let me down

Addie don’t you let me down

Break this fever and come around

Four of my babies never made it past ten

Not losing you

Like I did them

I used to have dreams

Darlin,

Like a fool

Make good money

And go back home

But Papa left us here

We’re on our own.

Oh,

Don’t let me down