Daddy Long Legs on the ceiling makes you feel that sad ol’ feeling,
Father left and went away, you won’t see him till the judgement day,

Everybody needs a rock to cling to, everybody needs a rock.

My mother stood upon the shore, the ocean gave a mighty roar,
And she turned to face the day, and to keep the wolves at bay,

Everybody needs a rock to cling to, everybody needs a rock.

And she prayed to God on high that we would all get by,
So we do the best we can, every woman every man,

Everybody needs a rock to cling to, everybody needs a rock.

My daughter dancing on the strand, and she kicking up the sand,
I have loved her for so long that I put her in this song,

Everybody needs a rock to cling to, everybody needs a rock.

Hear a man sing to the night – I love my life I love my wife,
And I do my work with pride with my woman by my side,

Everybody needs a rock to cling to, everybody needs a rock.

The little boy who never cried when his father died,
But went a hide inside a hollow tree,
And he watched the world go by, never stopped to wonder why,
And I turned and he was gone, left me here to sing this song.

Everybody needs a rock to cling to, everybody needs a rock.