Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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(I Call Him )
A popular song from 1928
Words and music by J. Lawrence Poston and S. E. (Gene) Aldrich
Arrangement by Erwin F. Swindell

Sung by Laurence Rubenstein
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne

Get the sheet music and accompaniment here:
sheetmusicsinger.com/asbestos-daddy

Lyrics

1. I’ve got a daddy, he’s a jealous daddy
I’m glad that he’s not here
I never can enjoy myself whenever he is near
He’s always watching me
There’s nothing he don’t see
He thinks that I have too much pep
For one’s good reputation

Refrain:
I call him Asbestos Daddy, Asbestos Daddy
‘Cause he tries to cool me down
When we go out at night
The way he guards me, it’s a sight
He don’t want me to have much pep
‘Cause he’s afraid that I might step
He’s all the time a-bawlin’ me out
No matter what about
Asbestos Daddy, Asbestos Daddy
‘Cause he tries to cool me down, I’m shoutin’
‘Cause he tries to cool me down

2. My jealous daddy, he’s the queerest daddy
He’s sure jealous of me
I never can do as I please
And do it with much ease
He’s always watching me
There’s nothing he don’t see
He says if I don’t settle down
There’ll be a separation

(Male version is on the sheet music)

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