Cover art for Texas Girl at the Funeral of Her Father by Randy Newman

Texas Girl at the Funeral of Her Father

Sep. 23, 19771 viewer

Texas Girl at the Funeral of Her Father Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Here I am lost in the wind
Round in circles sailing
Like a ship that never comes in
Standing by myself

[Chorus]
Sing a sad song for a good man
Sing a sad song for me
A sad song for the sailor
A thousand miles from the sea

[Outro]
Here I am alone on the plain
Sun's going down
It's starting to rain
Papa, we'll go sailing

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If one can trust the title, the song is about a Texas girl at the funeral of her father. The image of the sailor is one not usually associated with the state of Texas, even if it has acces to the coast.

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September 23, 1977
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