笨小笨Patches歌词由Clarence Carter演唱，出自专辑《Talent， 30 Original Songs: Soul》，下面是《Patches》完整版歌词！
Patches歌词完整版
Patches - Clarence Carter
Written by：Ronald Dunbar/General Johnson
I was born and raised down in Alabama
On a little farm way back up in the woods
I was so ragged that folks used to call me patches
Papa used to tease me about it
'Cause deep down inside he was hurt
'Cause he'd done all he could
My papa was a great old man
I can see him with a shovel in his hands see
Education he never had
But he did wonders when the times got bad
The little money from the crops he raised
Barely paid the bills we made
For life had kick him down to the ground
When he tried to get up life would kick him back down
One day papa called me to his dyin' bed
Put his hands on my shoulders and in his tears he said
He said patches
I'm dependin' on you son
To pull the family through
My son it's all left up to you
Two days later papa passed away and
I became a man that day
So I told mama I was gonna quit school but
She said that was daddy's strictest rule
So every mornin' 'fore I went to school
I fed the chickens and I chopped wood too
Sometimes I felt that I couldn't go on
I wanted to leave just run away from home
But I would remember what my daddy said
With tears in his eyes on his dyin' bed
He said patches
I'm dependin' on you son
I tried to do my best
It's up to you to do the rest
Then one day a strong rain came
And washed all the crops away
And at the age of 13 I thought
I was carryin' the weight of the
Whole world on my shoulders
And you know mama knew
What I was goin' through 'cause
Every day I had to work the fields
'Cause that's the only way we got our meals
You see I was the oldest of the family
And everybody else depended on me
Every night I heard my mama pray
Lord give him the strength to face another day
So years have passed and all the kids are grown
The angels took mama to a brand new home
Lord knows people I shedded tears
But my daddy's voice kept me through the years
Sing patches
I'm dependin' on you son
To pull the family through
My son it's all left up to you
Oh I can still hear papa's voice sayin' patches
I'm dependin' on you son
I've tried to do my best
It's up to you to do the rest
