Papa I know you re going to be upset
Cause I was always your little girl
But you should know by now
I m not a baby
You always taught me right from wrong
I need your help, daddy please be strong
I may be young at heart
But I know what I m saying
The one you warned me all about
The one you said I could do without
We re in an awful mess,
and I don t mean maybe please
Papa don t preach, I m in trouble deep
Papa don t preach, I ve been losing sleep
But I made up my mind, I m keeping my baby, oh
I m gonna keep my baby, mmm...
He says that he s going to marry me
We can raise a little family
Maybe we ll be all right
It s a sacrifice
But my friends keep telling me to give it up
Saying I m too young, I ought to live it up
What I need right now is some good advice, please
Daddy, daddy if you could only see
Just how good he s been treating me
You d give us your blessing right now
Cause we are in love, we are in love, so please
Papa don t preach, I m in trouble deep
Papa don t preach, I ve been losing sleep
Oh, I m gonna keep my baby, ooh
Don t you stop loving me daddy
I know, I m keeping my baby