Darling Lyrics

darlin o darlin you would've been proud today all our children were well behaved elizabeth, julian, chris and paul melanie and michael didn't fight at all your grandchildren were nicely dressed in sunday best and they sat still through the whole service even the little baby only cried once did better than her uncles and aunts father tony lead the mass, o darlin he would've been your choice he's the priest with the most serious voice he read the gospel so clear the baptist church a block away could hear our good friend john gave a eulogy, made everybody laugh he told the congregation how many times you'd taken a bath he said "Morris knew how to make an impression but he was a one man economic depression" you're eldest daughter the one who's a nun sung a song with your youngest and only banjo playing son he played the wrong chords and she forgot her line but otherwise they sounded fine darlin o darlin i wish you could've been there today and i guess you were in a different way so many things i want to tell you dear i'll say them any way and maybe you'll hear darlin o darlin you would've been proud today