PAPA, I KNOW
YOU'RE GOING TO BE UPSET
'CAUSE I WAS ALWAYS
YOUR LITTLE GIRL
BUT YOU SHOULD KNOW BY NOW
I'M NOT A BABY
YOU ALWAYS TAUGHT ME
RIGHT FROM WRONG
I NEED YOUR HELP
DADDY, PLEASE BE STRONG
I MAY BE YOUNG AT HEART
BUT I KNOW WHAT I'M SAYIN'
THE ONE YOU WARNED
ME ALL ABOUT
THE ONE YOU SAID
I COULD DO WITHOUT
WE'RE IN AN AWFUL MESS
AND I DON'T MEAN MAYBE
PLEASE PAPA DON'T PREACH
I'M IN TROUBLE DEEP
PAPA DON'T PREACH
I'VE BEEN LOSIN' SLEEP
BUT I MADE UP MY MIND
I'M KEEPIN' MY BABY
OOH, I'M GONNA
KEEP MY BABY, MMM...
HE SAYS THAT HE'S
GOING TO MARRY ME
WE CAN RAISE A LITTLE FAMILY
MAYBE WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT
IT'S A SACRIFICE
BUT MY FRIENDS KEEP
TELLIN' ME TO GIVE IT UP
SAYIN' I'M TOO YOUNG
I OUGHTA LIVE IT UP
WHAT I NEED RIGHT NOW
IS SOME GOOD ADVICE
PLEASE PAPA DON'T PREACH
I'M IN TROUBLE DEEP
PAPA DON'T PREACH
I'VE BEEN LOSIN' SLEEP
BUT I MADE UP MY MIND
I'M KEEPIN' MY BABY
OOH, I'M GONNA
KEEP MY BABY, OOH-OH
DADDY, DADDY
IF YOU COULD ONLY SEE
JUST HOW GOOD
HE'S BEEN TREATIN' ME
YOU'D GIVE US YOUR
BLESSING RIGHT NOW
'CAUSE WE ARE IN LOVE...
WE ARE IN LOVE...
SO PLEASE
PAPA DON'T PREACH
I'M IN TROUBLE DEEP
PAPA DON'T PREACH
I'VE BEEN LOSIN' SLEEP
BUT I MADE UP MY MIND
I'M KEEPIN' MY BABY, OH
PAPA DON'T PREACH
I'M IN TROUBLE DEEP
PAPA DON'T PREACH
I'VE BEEN LOSIN' SLEEP
PAPA DON'T PREACH
I'M IN TROUBLE DEEP
PAPA DON'T PREACH
I'VE BEEN LOSIN' SLEEP...
OH, I'M GONNA
KEEP MY BABY, OOH...
DON'T YOU STOP
LOVIN' ME, DADDY
I KNOW, I'M KEEPIN' MY BABY