Ian Dury And The Blockheads
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Tell Your Daddy

Tell Your Daddy lyrics by Ian Dury And The Blockheads. Your daddy took one look at me and said "There goes Mr Evil with a bad hat on his head He must be...

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Tell Your Daddy

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Your daddy took one look at me and said

"There goes Mr Evil with a bad hat on his head

He must be delinquent he wears such wicked clothes

Those shabby suits and big brown boots, there's danger in his pose

How can you love a man in gloves - a jailbird and a hound?

A scallywag, a reprobate - the devil I'll be bound"

I know your daddy

Says I'm a baddy

'Cos I won't do what I'm told

But Jenny Dancer

You know the answer

I've shown you a heart of gold

Your daddy never listens to a word

"I can see he's bad now, daughter, don't be so absurd

He's got no finer feelings, he's the singer in a band

He's cold and hard with no regard - why can't you understand?

I know his type - a guttersnipe, he dresses like a thief

Devote yourself to him, my girl, things will come to grief"

I know your daddy

Says I'm a baddy

'Cos I'm wild and fancy free

But Jenny Dancer

You know the answer

You have seen the good in me

So tell your daddy

I'm not a baddy

Tell him just to wait and see

And Jenny Dancer

My sweet romancer

You can run away with me

Yes, you can run away with me

You can run away with me

You can run away with me

You can run away with me

(Run away, run away, run away)

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