Big Daddy Lyrics by Talking Heads

Big Daddy Lyrics

    She had such tiny tears
    Just like a barbie doll
    She likes to shop at sears
    And visit shopping malls
    Now she's a big mamma
    Tell poppa
    Cry, cry, cry, cry

    Old money
    Your old money doesn't matter now
    Have mercy
    Mercy, mercy, daddy's going fishing now
    He put the bait onto his line
    He's winding out his reel
    Fish are swimming in the pond
    Gonna let 'em sail away

    He's got his eye on you
    He knows just what she wants
    The fish is gonna bite
    She is his latest catch
    'cause he's big daddy
    Oh, mammy
    Cry, cry, cry, cry

    Big daddy
    Oh, daddy's scraping bottom now
    Oh, momma
    Daddy, daddy, daddy does the talking now
    Mesmerized like horny toads
    By shiny things like jewels and gold
    Throwing all their pearls to swing
    Let 'em sail away

    You lucky dog
    You'll be on easy street
    Drinking champagne
    She gets all that she wants
    His heart's desire
    No more worries anymore
    Like a fairy tale
    Anything that she likes

    I seen you do the dog
    I seen you getting down
    A swimming back and forth
    When daddy's not around

    Big daddy
    Oh, she's pretty as a picture now
    Oh, momma
    Oh, what a little martyr now
    He knows how to drive 'em wild
    One day you'd think she'd see
    Saying "this is mine and this is her.
    Now take that stuff away"

    It's best left unspoken
    One and one is two
    The velvet lies sing softly
    Each with a golden spoon
    And she passed her time in the wind and the rain
    Got a one way ticket on a southbound train
    Said baby, baby, wants to have a good time
    And big daddy laughed
    And big daddy smiled

    Like dynamite
    One fine day she'll explode
    Who's laughing now?
    No one sees anymore
    Sneak in and out
    Don't get caught running 'round
    Swim back and forth
    Bubbles float to the top

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