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, 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 ooh, ooh
I`m gonna keep my baby, ooooh,
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
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 ooh, ooh
I`m gonna keep my baby, ooooh,
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
But I made up my mind
I`m keeping my baby ooh, ooh
I`m gonna keep my baby, ooooh,
Don`t stop loving me daddy
I know I`m keeping my baby
Don`t stop loving me daddy
I know I`m keeping my babbby