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Daddy Cool
Rays Lyrics
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I said, a-whoo pretty baby, why the rigged beat?
She said, wow, what a square, don't you dig the scene?
Daddy Cool's playing his piano machine
Daddy who? Daddy Cool!
Daddy who? Daddy Cool!
Daddy Cool, Daddy Cool (cool daddy, cool)
Daddy Cool, Daddy Coooool
Daddy Cool, Daddy Cool (ah-ha-ha, ah-ha-ha)
She led me by the hand (cool daddy, cool)
Down to the railroad track (cool daddy, cool)
There in a tin roof honky tonk
Cool Daddy shook the shack (ah-ha-ha, ah-ha-ha)
The joint was dim and dark (cool daddy, cool)
Except for one spotlight (cool daddy, cool)
A-shining on to frantic hands...
That rock like dynamite (ah-ha-ha, ah-ha-ha)
(Rock Cool Daddy, honky tonkin' Daddy)
(Rock, rock, rock, rock)
The rhythm was so gone (cool daddy, cool)
I said, come on chick, dance (cool daddy, cool)
And as I held her in my arms...
I knew I found romance (ah-ha-ha, ah-ha-ha)
Then when they closed the club (cool daddy, cool)
I walked my baby home (cool daddy, cool)
But now I see her every night
'Cause she says I'm her own (ah-ha-ha, ah-ha-ha)
The lyrics of Ray's song "Daddy Cool" describe a wild and carefree night out with a woman who is just as lively as the music they dance to. The singer sees a woman running down the street and asks her what's happening, to which she responds with questioning his inability to sense the fun they're having. She takes him to a rough and ready raunchy bar where Daddy Cool is playing his piano, and they dance to his explosive performance. Despite the dimly lit and smoky atmosphere, the energy is palpable, with the spotlight shining only on Daddy Cool's hands as they seemingly explode with the rock music. The woman and the singer dance together, and they fall in love.
On their way home, the woman tells the singer that he is her own, implying a certain amount of personal connection between the two of them after their wild night out. These lyrics are an ode to the wildness and excitement of youth, and the message is that life is meant to be lived freely and without inhibition. The lyrics describe a transcendent night out, full of music, dancing, and love.
Line by Line Meaning
I saw a crazy chick a-running down the street
I observed a woman running recklessly down the street
I said, a-whoo pretty baby, why the rigged beat?
I asked the woman why she was acting uncontrolled
She said, wow, what a square, don't you dig the scene?
She replied that I was uncool and didn't understand the environment
Daddy Cool's playing his piano machine
Daddy Cool is playing an electronic keyboard
Daddy who? Daddy Cool!
He is called Daddy Cool
Daddy who? Daddy Cool!
He is called Daddy Cool
She led me by the hand (cool daddy, cool)
She held my hand and led me
Down to the railroad track (cool daddy, cool)
We walked down to the railway track
There in a tin roof honky tonk
In a small bar with a tin roof
Cool Daddy shook the shack (ah-ha-ha, ah-ha-ha)
Daddy Cool played music so lively that the place vibrated
The joint was dim and dark (cool daddy, cool)
The bar was shadowy and underlit
Except for one spotlight (cool daddy, cool)
There was only one spotlight illuminating the bar, and it was on Daddy Cool
A-shining on to frantic hands...
That light highlighted a pair of wild hands
That rock like dynamite (ah-ha-ha, ah-ha-ha)
Those hands were playing the keyboard with intensity
(Rock Cool Daddy, honky tonkin' Daddy)
Daddy Cool was playing rock and roll music
(Rock, rock, rock, rock)
The rock and roll music played on
The rhythm was so gone (cool daddy, cool)
The rhythm was so intense that it became a blur
I said, come on chick, dance (cool daddy, cool)
I asked her to dance to the music
And as I held her in my arms...
As I embraced her in my arms
I knew I found romance (ah-ha-ha, ah-ha-ha)
I realized that I had found love
Then when they closed the club (cool daddy, cool)
When the bar closed
I walked my baby home (cool daddy, cool)
I walked my love to her house
But now I see her every night
Now I see her regularly
'Cause she says I'm her own (ah-ha-ha, ah-ha-ha)
Because she claimed me as her own
Contributed by Charlie T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@TimothyForbesXXI
Heard this on 7 September while driving through southern Vermont. Love it!!!
@irmalewis9570
A rare surviving recording - my compliments for having this in your collection
@lindafavuzza6973
This has been my ringtone for years now!
@askovarjorinne9074
Yes I´m daddy cool thanx!!!💫💫👉👉
@stephencollins1438
COOL OH YES DADDY !! IT'S COOLER THAN A JACKSON COOLERATER !! . SPIN IT OUT LOUD AND ENJOY THE COOL TUNE DADDIO !! .
@jg1828
My parents had this 45 and I played it often when raiding their records. .
@BAM-jc7uy
remembering teresa & connie aragon ...albuq nm...11th n mt rd nw
@jupiterran
We had this beatnik 45 back in the day.
@marshaevelyn1
people after the baby boomers have no idea what beatnik means
@jupiterran
@@marshaevelyn1 I know, but they have Google.