Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day

# Oo bop. Oo de doo wah

# Swing your daddy

# Oo bop. Oo de doo wah

# Sexy mama

# Oo bop. Oo de doo wah

# You got his love jones out of control

# Now don't you wanna

# Oo bop. Oo de doo wah

# Swing your daddy

# Oo bop. Oo de doo wah

# Take him higher

# Oo bop. Oo de doo wah... #

APPLAUSE

# They say that all is fair in love and war

# And, child, believe it

# When Mama stayed in St Tropez

# She had a fall or two

# And I'm telling it to you straight

# So you don't have to hear it another way

# Oh, Annie

# I'm not your daddy

# Oh, Annie

# I'm not your daddy

# They say that out of sight is out of mind

# And, child, believe it

# Your mama was in search of love

# But all she got was used

# And I'm telling it to your face

# So you don't have to hear it in another place

# Break it to me gently now

# Don't forget I'm just a child

# Oh, Annie

# I'm not your daddy

# Mama's baby's Papa's baby

# Oh, Annie

# I'm not your daddy

# Mama's baby's Papa's baby

# See, if I was in your blood

# Then you wouldn't be so ugly

# I don't, I don't, I don't want to be your...

# I don't, I don't, I don't want to be your...

# I don't, I don't, I don't want to be your...

# I don't, I don't, I don't want to be your...

# I don't, I don't, I don't want to be your...

# I don't, I don't, I don't want to be your...

# Yes, I'm telling it to you straight

# So you don't have to hear it in another way

# Break it to me gently now

# Don't forget I'm just a child

# Oh, Annie

# I'm not your daddy

# Mama's baby's Papa's baby

# Oh, Annie

# I'm not your daddy

# Mama's baby's Papa's baby... #

# You who are on the road

# Must have a code

# That you can live by

# And so become yourself

# Because the past is just a goodbye

# Teach your children well

# Their father's hell did slowly go by

# And feed them on your dreams

# The one they fix

# The one you'll know by

# Don't you ever ask them why

# If they told you, you would cry

# So just look at them and sigh

# And know they love you

-# And, you

-Can you hear...

-# Of tender years

-Do you care...

-# Can't know the fears

-Can't you see, we...

-# That your elders grew by

-Must be free to...

-# And so please help...

-Teach your children what...

-# Them with your youth

-You believe in...

-# They seek the truth

-Make a world that...

-# And then they can die

-We can live in

# Teach your parents well

# The children's hell will slowly go by

# And feed them on your dreams

# The one they fix

# The one you'll know by

# Don't you ever ask them why

# If they told you, you would cry

# So just look at them and sigh

# And know they love you

# Mm-hmm... Mm-hmm...

-# Doo doo doo doo...

-Da da da da... #

APPLAUSE

# My old man wore three-piece whistles

# He was never home for long

# Drove a bus for London Transport

# He knew where he belonged

# Number 18 down to Euston

# Double-decker, move along Double-decker, move along

# My old man

# Later on, he drove a Roller

# Chauffeuring for foreign men

# Dropped his aitches on occasion

# Said, "Cor blimey!" now and then

# Did the crossword in the Standard

# At the airport, in the rain

# At the airport, in the rain

# My old man

# Wouldn't ever let his governor

# Call him "Billy"

# He was proud

# Personal reasons make a difference

# His last boss was allowed

# Perhaps he had to keep his distance

# Made a racket when he rowed

# Made a racket when he rowed

# My old man

# My old man

# My old man was fairly handsome

# He smoked too many cigs

# Lived in one room in Victoria

# He was tidy in his digs

# Had to have an operation

# When his ulcer got too big

# When his ulcer got too big

# My old man

# My old man

# Seven years went out the window

# We met as one to one

# Died before we'd done much talking

# But relations had begun

# All the while, we thought about each other

# All the best, mate, from your son

# All the best, mate, from your son

# My old man

# My old man...

# Da da, da da da

# Do de do do

# Da da da da oh... De doo! #

# I feel unhappy

# I am so sad

# I lost the best friend

# That I ever had

# She's my baby... #

CHEERING

# ..I love her so

# But it's too late now

# I've let her go

# We're going through changes

# We're going through changes

# We've shared the years

# We've shared each day

# I love you, Daddy

# But I've found my way

# You know the world

# Is an evil place

# My baby's grown now

# She's found her way

# We're going through changes

# We're going through changes

# We're going through...

# Changes

# Changes

# Changes

# Changes. #

In 1965, this was the sound...

# Come here, sister

# Papa's in the swing

# He ain't too hip now

# But I can dig that new breed

# He ain't no drag

# Papa's got a brand new bag

# Don't be ashamed! Oh, yeah, ah

# Alligator

# He ain't no drag

# Papa's got a brand new bag

# Girl, to the floor

# Girl, give me soul

# Girl, to the floor...

# Get down...

# Back up and do it again

# You...

# Jump on it...

# Let me tell you...

# He's doin' the Jerk

# He's doin' the Fly

# Don't be ashamed

# You know he ain't shy

# The Mashed Potato

# Jump back, Jack

# See you later, alligator

-# Get down, get down...

-Get down...

# Get, get, get...

# Get, get, get...

-# Get down...

-Get down...

# Say it! Say it! Now!

# Di, di, di, di, di, di

# You've got to get down

# Down! #

# Every generation

# Blames the one before

# And all of their frustrations

# Come beating on your door

# I know that I'm a prisoner to all my father held so dear

# I know that I'm a hostage

# To all his hopes and fears

# I just wish I could have told him

# In the living years

# Say it loud

# Say it loud

# Say it clear

# Oh, say it clear

# You can listen

# As well as you hear

# It's too late

# It's too late

# When we die

# Oh, when we die

# To admit...

# We don't see eye to eye

# So we open up a quarrel

# Between the present and the past

# We only sacrifice the future

# It's the bitterness that lasts

# So don't yield to the fortunes

# You sometimes see as fate

# It may have a new perspective

# On a different date

# And if you don't give up and don't give in

# You may just be OK

# So say it, say it, say it loud

-# Say it clear.

-Oh, say it clear

# You can listen

# As well as you hear

# Because it's too late

# It's too late

-# When we die.

-Oh, when we die

# To admit

# We don't see eye to eye

# I wasn't there that morning

# When my father passed away

# I didn't get to tell him

# All the things I had to say

# I think I caught his spirit

# Later that same year

# I'm sure I heard his echo

# In my baby's newborn tears

# I just wish I could have told him

# In the living years

# So say it, say it, say it loud

-# Say it clear.

-Oh, say it clear

# You can listen

# As well as you hear

# It's too late

# It's too late

# When we die

# It's too late when we die

# To admit

# We don't see eye to eye. #

MUSIC: "Papa Don't Preach" by Madonna

# Papa, I know you're going to be upset

# Cos 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

# Ooh, oh...

# Daddy, Daddy, if you could only see

# Just how good he's been treating me

# You'd give us your blessing right now

# Cos we are in love

# We are in love... 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

# Ooh, oh...

# 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... #

MUSIC: "Father And Daughter" by Paul Simon

# If you leap awake

# In the mirror of a bad dream

# And for a fraction of a second

# You can't remember where you are

# Just open your window

# And follow your memory upstream

# To the meadow in the mountain

# Where we counted every falling star

# I believe the light that shines on you

# Will shine on you forever

# And though I can't guarantee

# There's nothing scary hiding under your bed

# I'm gonna stand guard

# Like a postcard of a Golden Retriever

# And never leave 'til I leave you

# With a sweet dream in your head

# I'm gonna watch you shine

# Gonna watch you grow

# Gonna paint a sign

# So you'll always know

# As long as one and one is two

# Ooh-ooh!

# There could never be a father who loved his daughter

# More than I love you

# Trust your intuition

# It's just like goin' fishin'

# You cast your line

# You hope you get a bite

# But you don't need to waste your time

# Worryin' about the market place

# Try to help the human race

# Struggling to survive

# Its harshest night

# I'm gonna watch you shine

# Gonna watch you grow

# Gonna paint a sign

# So you'll always know

# As long as one and one is two

# Ooh, ooh!

# There could never be a father who loved his daughter

# More than I love you

# I'm gonna watch you shine

# Gonna watch you grow

# Gonna paint a sign

# So you'll always know

# As long as one and one is two

# Ooh, ooh!

# There could never be a father who loved his daughter

# More than I love you. #

# The sun sinks low

# In the Western lands

# Go down, Daddy go-down

# Daddy, oh, Daddy go-down

# And a woman's heart is...

# Like the wind

# Go down, Daddy go-down

# Daddy, oh, Daddy go-down

# And he could not put her

# From his mind

# And love is strong

# And it will not die

# Go down, Daddy go-down

# Daddy, oh, Daddy go-down

# Go down, Daddy go-down

# Daddy, oh, Daddy go-down

# Protect me now from what I am

# Go down, Daddy go-down

# Daddy, oh, Daddy go-down

# For I'm in too deep

# And I cannot swim

# Go down, Daddy go-down

# Daddy, oh, Daddy go-down

# And he cursed his hands

# And he cursed his tongue

# For what he'd said

# And what he'd done

# Go down, Daddy, go-down

# Daddy, oh, Daddy go-down

# Go down, Daddy, go-down

# Daddy, oh, Daddy go-down

# Love, love, love's obsession

# What keeps a man alive

# By some strange possession

# I stay safe inside

# My heart's on probation

# It was my first time

# This world, world of wonders

# Stick your head outside

# Ass can speak

# But it don't say much

# Go down, Daddy, go-down

# Daddy, oh, Daddy go-down

# His words of wisdom come but once

# Go down, Daddy, go-down

# Daddy, oh, Daddy go-down

# So build your house on solid ground

# And stay indoors

# When the rain comes down

# Go down, Daddy go-down

# Daddy, oh, Daddy go-down

# Go down, Daddy go-down

# Daddy, oh, Daddy go-down

# Go down, Daddy go-down

# Daddy, oh, Daddy go-down

# Go down, Daddy go-down

# Daddy, oh, Daddy go-down. #

# Old man, look at my life

# I'm a lot like you were

# Old man, look at my life

# I'm a lot like you were

# Old man, look at my life

# 24, and there's so much more

# Live alone in a paradise

# That makes me think of two

# Love lost, such a cost

# Give me things that don't get lost

# Like a coin that won't get tossed

# Rolling home to you

# Old man, take a look at my life I'm a lot like you

# I need someone to love me

# The whole day through

# Ah, one look in my eyes

# And you can tell that's true

# Lullabies, look in your eyes

# Run around the same old town

# Doesn't mean that much to me

# To mean that much to you

# I've been first and last

# Look at how the time goes past

# But I'm all alone at last

# Rolling home to you

# Old man, take a look at my life

# I'm a lot like you

# I need someone to love me

# The whole day through

# Ah, one look in my eyes

# And you can tell that's true

# Old man, look at my life

# I'm a lot like you were

# Old man, look at my life

# I'm a lot like you were. #

MUSIC: "Father" by The Christians

# Wait a minute, let me speak

# Let me share the grief that lies behind your smile

# There's people turning bad

# Feeling sad, misunderstanding

# And the world's gone mad

# You watch TV

# And you shake your tortured head, yeah

# And I watch the world

# And I really think

# We might be better off

# Father!

# You've been a long time so lonely

# Oh, hear me now, Father!

# You've got a stake in my soul

# So console me

# I need it now, I need it now

# We need it now

# Genocide reveals the foulest swoop

# The sweetest lips received the soured fruit again

# A killer swears he's just a thief

# A thief declares he's just a victim of kinds

# And you watch TV

# And they make the beds that they lie in. Oh...

# And I watch the world

# And there really isn't more to life than dying

# Father!

# You've been a long time so lonely

# Oh, hear me now, Father!

# You've got a stake in my soul

# So console me

# I need it now, I need it now

# We need it now

# Ooh...

# And I watch the world

# And there really isn't more to life than dying

# Father!

# You've been a long time so lonely

# Oh, hear me now, Father!

# You've got a stake in my soul

# So console me

# Father!

# You've been a long, long time lonely

# Oh, hear me now, Father!

# You've got a stake in my soul

# So console me

# Ooh...

# You've been a long, long time lonely

# Oh, hear me now, Father!

# You've got a stake in my soul

# So console me

# I need it now

# Ooh... #

# She's crazy like a fool

# What about it, Daddy Cool?

# She's crazy like a fool

# What about it, Daddy Cool?

# I'm crazy like a fool

# What about it, Daddy Cool?

# Daddy, Daddy Cool

# Daddy, Daddy Cool

# Daddy, Daddy Cool

# Daddy, Daddy Cool

# She's crazy. Oh, yeah, oh, yeah

# What about it, Daddy Cool?

# I'm crazy like a fool

# What about it, Daddy Cool?

# Daddy, Daddy Cool

# Daddy, Daddy Cool

# Daddy, Daddy Cool

# Daddy, Daddy Cool

# She's crazy for you, Daddy

# Oh, she believes in you

# She loves you, Daddy

# Oh, Lord

# Oh, Lord, Daddy Cool

# This girl is so in love

# So in love, so in love

# In love, in love with you

# Oh, Daddy Cool

# She's crazy like a fool

# Whoa, Daddy

# What about it, Daddy Cool?

# I'm crazy like a fool. Yeah

# What about it, Daddy Cool?

# Daddy, Daddy Cool

# Daddy, Daddy Cool

# Daddy, Daddy Cool

# Daddy, Daddy Cool! #

# Father, son

# Locked as one

# In this hotel room

# Spine against spine

# Yours against mine

# Till the warmth comes through

# Remember the breakwaters

# Down by the waves

# I first found my courage

# Knowing Daddy could save

# I could hold back the tide

# With my dad by my side

# Dogs, plows and bows

# We move through each pose

# Struggling in our separate ways

# Mantras and hymns

# Unfolding limbs

# Looking for release in the pain

# And the Yogi's eyes are open

# Looking up above

# He, too, is dreaming

# Of his daddy's love

# With his dad by his side

# With his dad by his side

# Can you recall

# How you took me to school?

# We couldn't talk much at all

# It's been so many years

# And now these tears

# Guess I'm still your child

# Out on the moors

# We take a pause

# See how far we have come

# You're moving quite slow

# How far can we go?

# Father and son

# With my dad by my side

# With my dad by my side

# Got my dad by my side

# With me. #

MUSIC: "Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag" by Pigbag

MUSIC: "To Daddy" by Emmylou Harris

# Mama never seemed to miss

# The finer things of life

# If she did, she never did say so to Daddy

# She never wanted to be

# More than a mother and a wife

# If she did, she never did say so to Daddy

# The only thing that seemed to be

# Important in her life

# Was to make our house a home

# And make us happy

# Mama never wanted any more than what she had

# If she did, she never did say so to Daddy

# He often left her all alone

# But she didn't mind the staying home

# If she did, she never did say so to daddy

# And she never missed the flowers

# And the cards he never sent her

# If she did, she never did say so to Daddy

# Being took for granted was a thing that she accepted

# And she didn't need those things to make her happy

# And she didn't seem to notice

# That he didn't kiss and hold her

# If she did, she never did say so to Daddy

# One morning, we awoke

# Just to find a note

# That Mama carefully wrote and left to Daddy

# And as we began to read it

# Our ears could not believe it

# The words she had written there to Daddy

# She said, the kids are older now

# They don't need me very much

# And I've gone in search for love I need so badly

# I have needed you so long

# But I just can't keep holding on

# She never meant to come back home

# If she did, she never did say so to Daddy

# Goodbye to Daddy. #

MUSIC: "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" by The Temptations

# It was the third of September

# That day, I'll always remember

# Yes, I will

# Cos that was the day

# That my daddy died. Yeah!

# I never got a chance to see him

# Never heard nothin' but bad things about him

# Momma, I'm depending on you

# To tell me the truth

# Momma just held her head down and said, son...

# Papa was a rollin' stone

# Well, well

# Wherever he laid his hat was his home

-# When he died

-And when he died

-# All he left us was alone

-Papa said, Mama said

# Papa was a rollin' stone

# Wherever, wherever

# Wherever he laid his hat was his home

# When he died

# And when he died

# All he left us

# Oh!

# Is it true, what they say

# That Papa never worked a day in his life?

# And, Momma, there's some bad talk goin' round town

# Sayin' that Papa had three outside children and another wife

# And that ain't right

# Heard them talkin' Papa doin' some store-front preachin'

# Talked about savin' souls

# And all the time, leechin'

# Dealin' in debt, and stealin' in the name of the Lord

# Momma just hung her head and said...

# Papa was a rollin' stone

# Wherever he laid his hat

# Wherever he laid his hat was his home

-# And when he died

-And when he died

# All he left us was alone

# Momma said, Momma said

# Papa was a rollin' stone

# Wherever he laid his hat...

# Wherever he laid his hat was his home

-# And when he died

-And when he died

# All he left us was alone. #

APPLAUSE

I'd like to finish now on a song that is...

Well, the idea is going to go on for a long time.

The song, maybe, not so long, but this is called Father And Son.

MUSIC: "Father And Son" by Cat Stevens

# It's not time to make a change

# Just relax, take it easy

# You're still young

# That's your fault

# There's so much you have to know

# Find a girl, settle down

# If you want, you can marry

# Look at me

# I am old, but I'm happy

# I was once like you are now

# And I know that it's not easy

# To be calm when you've found something going on

# But take your time, think a lot

# Why, think of everything you've got

# For you will still be here tomorrow

# But your dreams may not

# How can I try to explain?

# Cos when I do, he turns away again

# It's always been the same, same old story

# From the moment I could talk

# I was ordered to listen

# Now there's a way

# And I know that I have to go away

# I know I have to go

# It's not time to make a change

# Just sit down, take it slowly

# You're still young

# That's your fault

# There's so much you have to go through

# Find a girl, settle down

# If you want, you can marry

# Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy

# All the times that I've cried

# Keeping all the things I knew inside

# It's hard, but it's harder to ignore it

# If they were right, I'd agree

# But it's them they know, not me

# Now there's a way

# And I know that I have to go away

# I know I have to go. #