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

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...

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, oh
I´m gonna keep my baby, mmm...

Papa don´t preach, I´m in trouble deep
Papa don´t preach, I´ve been losing sleep

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