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A child walked in a candy store in faded overalls Put a nickel on the counter said I think I'll spend it all I've carried it three months or more you can tell it by the shine Now I need a sack of candy like my daddy needs his wine Daddy and the wine goes back three years out of my age In the old days we were happy dad worked hours long and late Then mama disappeared one day and so did daddy's mind And now it's me and daddy mostly daddy and the wine The child picked up the sack and then he wandered on outside We put a roll of green among the jelly beens inside The clerk was broke and so was I we gave him our last dime A stranger stole his mommy now his daddy's on the wine Daddy and the wine... (Thanks to Rafael for these lyrics) Aus Songtexte Mania