Hey daddy, what dat dere An’ why dat unner dere
An’ O Daddy, O hey,
Daddy kin I go ober dere? Hey why dey do dat dere
An’ where dey goin’ dere
Hey who dat in my chair An’ what
she doin’ dere An’ O Daddy, O hey Daddy kin I go
ober dere? Hey Daddy what’s
a square An’ where do we git air An’ Daddy kin I
hab dat big ele’pant ober dere?
My quizzical kid Man he doesn’t want anything hid
Who what and why and where Inquisitive child And
sometimes the questions get wild
Like “Daddy kin I hab dat big ele’pant ober dere?”
Don’ wanna comb my hair An’
where my teddy bear An’ O Daddy, O hey lookit the
cowboy comin’ dere!
Hey kin I hab a pair Ob boots like dat to wear An’
Daddy kin I hab dat big
ele’pant ober dere? The time will march, the years
will go The little fellow’s
going to grow I’ve got to tell him what he needs
to know Help him along So
he’ll know right from wrong Got to make him strong
You give a kid your best
And you hope he’ll past the test When you finally
send him out into the world
somewhere But though he’s grown, I’m bettin’ I’ll
never forget him sayin’
“N’ Daddy kin I hab dat big ele’pant ober dere?
”Hey why dey do
dat dere An’ how you work dat dere An’ O Daddy O
hey Daddy hey what
dats ay up dere? Hey Daddy what is fair How come I
gotta share An’ Daddy kin
I hab dat big ele’pant ober dere?
