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D D/C# D/B D6/A G G/F# G A7 D D/C# D/B D6/A There is this thing about fathers: G D They live in their own zone. D/C# D/B D6/A They tell you, "Hi! How are you?" G G/F# A7 And they hand your mom the phone. Bm F#m At things like sharing feelings, G D Let's admit, they are not great. D/C# D/B D6/A But the lucky ones have daughters like G A D D/C# D/B D6/A G G/F# G A7 My Jennifer and Kate.
Just as they were as children,
So they are as women now.
So different from each other,
Yet they're so alike somehow.
Each one an individual;
Each one a sovereign state.
For there's no one else remotely like
My Jennifer and Kate.
Bm F#m
I see their mother in the way
G D
They love this family.
Bm F#m
They give this family the love
E A7
Their mother gives to me.
It's Jennifer the scholar,
Jennifer the mom,
And when the world goes crazy
Then it's Jennifer the calm.
While Kate the aunt from heaven
Serves up heaven on a plate.
Their father thanks his angels for
His Jennifer and Kate.
I see their mother in the way
They love this family.
They give this family the love
Their mother gives to me.
There is this thing about fathers:
They live in their own zone.
They tell you, "Hi! How are you?"
And they hand your mom the phone.
At things like sharing feelings,
Let's admit, they are not great.
But the lucky ones have daughters like
My Jennifer and Kate.
And their fathers thanks his angels for
His Jennifer and Kate.
(Words and music by Tom Paxton, 2006)
Notes: This song may very well be based on a short song Tom wrote in 1976 for BBC called "Angela and Bill". Though written 30 years later, its chord progression and melody bear a strong resemblance to the 1976 song, and they both talk about parenthood.
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