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Daddy's Little Girl

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"Daddy's Little Girl"
Song
Published1950

"Daddy's Little Girl" is a classic song typically played at white weddings while a bride dances with her father.[citation needed] The song's lyrics and music were first written by Robert Harrison Burke and Horace Gerlach[1] in 1949.[2]

Recordings

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The song was recorded by British balladeer Steve Conway in 1950,[3] and later by other artists, such as Al Martino on his 1967 Capitol Records release,[4] Frank Fontaine on his 1963 ABC-Paramount single release, and Michael Bublé on his second album, the 2002 Canadian release, Dream.[5] Although the Mills Brothers originally recorded the song in 1950, their 1976 re-recording was notably used in the soundtrack in the 2010 video game BioShock 2.[6][7]

Lyrics

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You're the end of the rainbow, my pot of gold
You're Daddy's Little Girl to have and hold
A precious gem is what you are
You're Mommy's bright and shining star.

You're the spirit of Christmas; my star on the tree
You're the Easter Bunny to Mommy and me.
You're sugar, you're spice, you're everything nice
and you're Daddy's Little Girl.

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The song was featured on an episode of Laverne & Shirley, when Scott Brady, in his role of Shirley's long-lost father Jack Feeney, sang the song to Cindy Williams' Shirley.

The song was also featured on Mr. & Mrs. John Sacrimoni Request…, an episode of The Sopranos. The song is played at the wedding of Allegra Sacrimoni, Johnny Sack’s daughter, during their father/daughter dance.

References

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  1. ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. 1949. pp. 587–.
  2. ^ Daddy's Little Girl by Bobby Burke and Horace Gerlach. Beacon Music Co. 1949.
  3. ^ "Steve Conway".
  4. ^ Martino, Al (recording artist) (1992). "'Daddy's Little Girl' lyrics". Let's Sing It.
  5. ^ Michael Buble (April 27, 2014). "'Daddy's Little Girl' Lyrics". SING365.com.
  6. ^ "The Mills Brothers – 50th Anniversary - Ranwood Records (1976)". Discogs.
  7. ^ "Daddy's Little Girl (From "BioShock 2")". 28 August 2015.

lyrics and song by Ruth M.Reed, 1949