Listening to a show about the music that grew up around Memphis and was significantly responsible for the birth of rock and roll, they played this song...
My Gal is Red Hot by Ronnie Hawkins
My gal is red hot - your gal aint doodley squat!
Yeah! My gal is red hot - your gal aint doodley squat
Well she aint got money, but man she's really got a lot.
Well I gotta gal, six feet four, sleeps in the kitchen
With her face at the door but,
My gal is red hot - your gal aint doodley squat! (repeat)
Well she aint got money, but man she's really got a lot.
Well she walks all night, talks all day
She's the kinda woman gotta have her way, but
My gal is red hot - your gal aint doodley squat! (repeat)
Well she aint got money, but man she's really got a lot.
Oh rock it...
Well she's the kinda woman who's a lounge-around
Spendin' my business all over town,but
My gal is red hot - your gal aint doodley squat! (repeat)
Well she aint got money, but man she's really got a lot.
Well she's a one mans woman which is what I like
But I wish she was a woman change her mind every night, but
My gal is red hot - your gal aint doodley squat! (repeat)
Well she aint got money, but man she's really got a lot.
A version here.
Gotta love the lyrics. Is this the only song in history to use 'doodley squat'? Fantastic.
3 comments:
I guess I've got "doodley" mixed up with "diddly". Perhaps the long "o" has a better sound to it. Pretty great. I wonder what he's getting at with "I wish she'd change her mind every night."
"But I wish she was a woman change her mind every night..."
What exactly is he getting at with that?
The characteristics of this red hot woman:
1. Very tall
2. Sleeps in a small kitchen
3. Reasonably fit
4. Suffers insomnia
5. Verbose
6. Insistent
7. Lazy
8. Spendthrift
9. Loyal
10. Unwavering
I sort of feel like you're supposed to feel like the singer is the one that doesn't get it. Sort of like "Devil in Her Heart" and a lot of early rock n' roll songs, where all the words are about people that are trying to warn the singer/songwriter about a girl that was bad news, but he doesn't care.
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