one more year of daddy s little girl

Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show

(Hazel Smith)

She d snuggle up and talk to me
Each night as I d watch TV
I d teasingly call her chatter-box
Then one night she said Don t be scared,
I see an angel on the stairs
Daddy can you hear the angel talk?

One more year of lollipops, ice-cream cones and soda pop
One more year of Daddy s little girl
One more year of cracker jacks, bubble gum and sugar smacks
One more year of Daddy s little girl

I took her in my arms upstairs
And as she said her night-time prayers
I felt a fever burning in her head
She gave thanks for Mum and me
And said, I heard my angel speak
Daddy this is what my angel said

One more year of lollipops, ice-cream cones and soda pop
One more year of Daddy s little girl
One more year of cracker jacks, bubble gum and sugar smacks
One more year of Daddy s little girl

Her faith grew strong, her body weak
And soon my frightened eyes could see
There was nothing on Earth that I could do
And one year later, to the day
In her sleep, she slipped away
And I knew what she d said and heard was true

One more year of lollipops, ice-cream cones and soda pop
One more year of Daddy s little girl
One more year of cracker jacks, bubble gum and sugar smacks
One more year of Daddy s little girl

One more year of Daddy s little girl

(c) 1976 Sunbury Music Ltd.