Lyrics The Bartered Bride, Act 1: Polka - Herbert von Karajan , Berliner Philharmoniker

I know I messed up at first.
I know we haven't been the best of friends.
I just wanna see my child.
I know I messed up in the beginning, but thing have changed.
End it up, that stuff hurts,
Started out as friends
And I never though it would come to this end,
Now you the mother, mother of my child,
And I'm begging, just listen to me now!
I know I wasn't the father I should have been
I was so confused in the beginning,
But now it's so, so different.
I rise, I wanna see my baby,
Hey, girl, I'm being so honest!
Girl, don't do this, can I see my kid?
Oh, we can live together and be parents,
Teach 'em they can do anything they can put their minds to.
I just wanna put my baby say daddy I love you.
Please, begging please, all I need,
I ain't asking for too much,
I just wanna be your daddy!
Girl, let me be your daddy!
I'm begging please, begging please
All I need, can you find it in yourself
To let me be your daddy!
Can I be your? I just wanna be your daddy!
He say that he want to change,
But I don't believe it one bit.
You should have been here from day one,
That day is sent, it's not my kid.
Now I don't know what to do,
'Cause my baby needs a father.
Didn't have support so I had to work harder.
Now you wanna step on it,
Like everything is all good.
So now I'm torn between the two,
I used to care for you,
When I felt I was pregnant,
You didn't want to hear the news.
I don't know what I should do,
Don't want you to hurt my baby,
Telling you the truth.
Please, begging please, all I need,
(Goddamn it, what I should do)
(He wanna be a)
Daddy
(Should I let him be a)
Daddy
(I pray to yu, tell me what I should do)
I'm begging please, begging please
All I need
(Should I let him be a daddy)
Daddy?
I promise I'll do my part,
Promise it from my heart.
I'll make it the weekends,
'Cause somewhere I gotta start.
Please, don't hurt my baby,
I don't know if I believe
That you will be there,
Girl, I put that on ...
Promise you will be right there!
Girl, I promise a thousand times.
Promise me you'll always be!
Girl, everything will be alright.
I think that I can make it now,
But if you gon'hurt me, bail!
Come and get your child,
Mammy, come to daddy!
Please, begging please, all I need,
Promise I won't, I'll just get to be
Your daddy!
I'm begging please, begging please
All I need, can you find it in yourself
Lord, please, let me be your daddy!
Can I be your daddy?