# Who's Your Daddy? {Song Lyrics} **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 4, 2005, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-daddy-song-lyrics/292878 "2005-03-04T09:54:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![shelbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@shelbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shelbo)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-daddy-song-lyrics/292878/21 "2005-03-04T16:08:54Z")
> [@Starving Artist](#): > > Papa was a rolling stone > Wherever he laid his hat was his home, > And when he died > All he left us was alone. > > **The Temptations** , _Papa Was A Rolling Stone_ Alls I gots to say is that I love this song. ---
**Author:** ![susan\_foster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@susan\_foster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan_foster)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-daddy-song-lyrics/292878/22 "2005-03-04T16:13:08Z")
I was born standing up And talking back My daddy was a green-eyed mountain jack **Elvis** - Trouble Susan ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-daddy-song-lyrics/292878/23 "2005-03-04T16:22:21Z")
Oh, my pa-pa, to me he was so wonderful Oh, my pa-pa, to me he was so good No one could be, so gentle and so lovable Oh, my pa-pa, he always understood. **Eddie Fisher, et al** \*Oh, My Papa ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-daddy-song-lyrics/292878/24 "2005-03-04T16:38:56Z")
Daddy sang bass, Mama sang tenor. Me and little brother would join right in there. Singing seems to help a troubled soul. One of these days and it won’t be long. I’ll rejoin them in a song. I’m gonna join the family circle at the Throne. No, the circle won’t be broken. By and by, Lord, by and by. Johhny Cash - Daddy Sang Bass ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-daddy-song-lyrics/292878/25 "2005-03-04T17:15:23Z")
Maybe you’re just like my father-- too bold. **Prince** – When Doves Cry ---
**Author:** ![Jaade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dfb087/32.png) [@Jaade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaade)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-daddy-song-lyrics/292878/26 "2005-03-04T17:17:15Z")
Mama dabbed a little bit of perfume on my neck, And she kissed my cheek. Then I saw the tears wellin’ up in her troubled eyes, As she started to speak. She looked at our pitiful shack, And then she looked at me and took a ragged breath. She said your Pa’s runned off and I’m real sick, And the baby’s gonna starve to death. Fancy, **Reba McEntire** ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-daddy-song-lyrics/292878/27 "2005-03-04T18:08:20Z")
_…and when he comes to call my pa ain’t got a word to say guess it’s cause he’s just as wild in his younger days_ – Someday Soon, Judy Collins > [@Biffy the Elephant Shrew](#): > > **Incredible String Band** , _My Father Was a Lighthouse Keeper_ 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-daddy-song-lyrics/292878/28 "2005-03-04T19:30:35Z")
> [@BwanaBob](#): > > Is this correct? I always took the last line to be > “all he left us was a loan”. I checked several lyrics sites through Google, and it appears the word is indeed “alone.” (But hey, at least you’ve got one for the next “misheard” lyrics thread, eh?) 😉 **shelbo** , I know what you mean. I can still hear it in my head as though it were on the charts yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-daddy-song-lyrics/292878/29 "2005-03-04T20:53:08Z")
There seems to be a consistent theme to these lyrics: Daddy was either a] a feckless card playing drunk, or b] a blue-collar wage-slave. ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-daddy-song-lyrics/292878/30 "2005-03-04T21:03:50Z")
5:35 at the corner of Franklin and Warner A blue station wagon comes slidin’ around the corner And on down Franklin Pike Circle all you’re seeing is a streak of blue Pulls in the driveway at the corner of 1432 And he says “My back aches and my head hurts and I don’t feel like talkin’ Don’t want to go to the show to see Dr. Zhivago, don’t wanna take the dog out walkin’ I wanna sit right here in this easy chair, it’s been a jungle all day, you know.” The 1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero is home. He’s the 1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero And you can see him every weekend with a car full of kids and sno-cones The people 'cross town don’t know his name but on Franklin Pike Circle he’s king The 1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero - **Bobby Russell** ---
**Author:** ![LindyHopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@LindyHopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LindyHopper)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-daddy-song-lyrics/292878/31 "2005-03-04T21:07:29Z")
Drunk Daddy broke my fingers Drunk Daddy done kicked my head Drunk Daddy smashed my sister Turned my whole world red “Drunk Daddy”-- **Cherry Poppin’ Daddies** I agree, there aren’t too many “Daddy” lyrics that are happy ones. Huh. ---
**Author:** ![ShelliBean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@ShelliBean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShelliBean)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-daddy-song-lyrics/292878/32 "2005-03-04T21:30:20Z")
You run on a little tough luck baby Don’t you sweat it Everything is waiting inside for you You know I got it Come and get it Who’s your daddy, who’s your baby? Who’s your buddy, who’s your friend? Who’s Your Daddy? **Toby Keith** ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-daddy-song-lyrics/292878/33 "2005-03-04T21:36:22Z")
How about that Paul Simon one “There will never be a father who loves his daughter more than I love you.” * * * I don’t want to quote the whole thing but [“Used Car”](http://www.seeklyrics.com/lyrics/Bruce-Springsteen/Used-Cars.html) by Springsteen has some of my favorite lyrics, and while you’re there, “My Father’s House” fits too. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-daddy-song-lyrics/292878/34 "2005-03-04T22:08:49Z")
(Speaking of Paul Simon…) My father was a fisherman My mama was a fisherman’s friend And I was born in the boredom and the chowder So when I reached my prime I left my home in the maritimes Headed down the turnpike for New England, sweet New England **Paul Simon** , _Duncan_ ---
**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-daddy-song-lyrics/292878/35 "2005-03-04T22:40:49Z")
[**Oh Daddy**](http://lyrics.duble.com/lyrics/A/adrian-belew-lyrics/adrian-belew-oh-daddy-lyrics.htm) by Adrian Belew [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-daddy-song-lyrics/292878.md?page=1)