There's No Food In This House Song Lyrics and Chords
There's No Food In This House Song Lyrics and Chords by Lefty Frizzell
There's No Food In This House
Recorded by Lefty Frizzell
Written by Merle Kilgore
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Sister says she's
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hungry
Brother says he's hungry
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too
If daddy don't get a job
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real
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I don't know what we're gonna
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do
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Cause there's no food in this
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house
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There's no food in this
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My daddy's looking mighty
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worried
Since they cut off the credit at the
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store
I used to ask mom what's for
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supper
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Now I don't ask any
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more
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Daddy's been off from
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work
now
Two months and a
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day
Momma she don't say
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nothing
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But last night I heard her
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pray
Oh Lord please do
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something
Something mighty
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fast
Me and these babies are
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hungry
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I don't know how long we can
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last
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The people from the church came
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by last night
And brought a big basket of
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food
I guess momma's prayers were
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answered
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It's strange how the Lord does
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move
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Cause we got food in this
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house
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Now we got food in this
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Now when we say the
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blessings
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We thank Him for the food in this
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house
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We thank Him for the food in this
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We thank him for the food in this
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house
FAQ
Who sang the the song There's No Food In This House?
- The song There's No Food In This House was sang by Lefty Frizzell.
Who is Lefty Frizzell?
- William Orville "Lefty" Frizzell (March 31, 1928 - July 19, 1975) was an American country music singer-songwriter and honky-tonk singer.He gained prominence in 1950 after two major hits, and throughout the decade was a very popular country performer.
Frizzell influenced a number of other country singers, including George Jones, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, The Everly Brothers, Keith Whitley, Merle Haggard, and John Fogerty. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982. After the death of Hank Williams in 1953, Frizzell released many songs that charted in the Top 10 of the Hot Country Songs charts. His success did not carry on into the 1960s, and after suffering from alcoholism, he died at age 47.
A vocalist who set the style of singing "the country way" for the generations that followed, Frizzell became one of the most successful and influential artists of country music throughout his career. He smoothed out the rough edges of a honky tonk song by sounding out syllables longer and singing longer. Because of this, his music became much more mainstream without losing its honky-tonk attitude and persona.
