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My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Words & Music by Cole PorterRecorded by Julie London, 1961
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While tear - ing off a game of golf,
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I may make a play for the caddy.
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But when I do, I don't follow through,
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'Cause my heart belongs to daddy.
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If I in - vite a boy some night
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To dine on my fine finnan haddie.
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I just adore his asking for more
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'Cause my heart belongs to daddy.
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Yes, my heart belongs to daddy,
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Yes, I simply couldn't be bad!
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Yes, my heart belongs to daddy,
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Da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-dad!
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So I want to warn you, laddy,
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Though I know you're perfectly swell,
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That my heart belongs to daddy
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'Cause my daddy he treats me so well!
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Saint Pat - rick's Day, although I may
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Be seen wearing green with a paddy,
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I'm always sharp when playing the harp,
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'Cause my heart belongs to daddy.
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Though other dames at football games
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May long for a strong un - der - grad - dy.
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I never dream of making the team,
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'Cause my heart belongs to daddy.
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Yes, my heart belongs to daddy,
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So I simply couldn't be bad!
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Yes, my heart belongs to daddy,
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Da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-dad!
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So, I want to warn you, laddie,
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Though I simply hate to be frank,
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That I can't be mean to daddy,
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'Cause my da-da-daddy might spank!
If you're familiar with London's version of this one, you already know that she doesn't sing the second verse -- she sings the first verse twice. That may be true to the recording, but it's a disservice to Porter's lyric, so I've taken the liberty of including his. Speaking of Porter's lyric, few people took the degree of poetic licence that he did in constructing his lyrics. "Finnan Haddie" is smoked Haddock, and I believe it is a valid enough term, but it's a reference I doubt many lyricists would attempt to rhyme with "laddie" or "daddy" -- and one I doubt most readers and/or listeners would even recognize.