My Heart Belongs to Daddy

About My Heart Belongs to Daddy

"My Heart Belongs to Daddy" is a song written by Cole Porter, for the 1938 musical Leave It to Me! which premiered on November 9, 1938. It was originally performed by Mary Martin, who played Dolly Winslow, the young "protégée" of a rich newspaper publisher. In the original context, Dolly is stranded at a Siberian railway station, wearing only a fur coat, and performs a striptease while singing the song. Surrounded by eager Siberian men, she says that since she has met "daddy", she will flirt with other men, but won't "follow through". "Daddy" is her sugar daddy, a newspaper magnate introduced with the words, "I've come to care, for such a sweet millionaire". more »

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2016

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I used to fall in love with all those boys
Who maul the young cuties
But now I find I’m more inclined
To keep my mind on my duties

While tearing off a game of golf
I may make a play for the caddy
But when I do, I don’t follow through
‘Cause my heart belongs to daddy

If I invite a boy some night
To dine on my fine Finnan haddie
I just adore his asking for more
But my heart belongs to daddy

Yes, my heart belongs to daddy
So I simply couldn’t be bad
Yes, my heart belongs to daddy
Da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da

So I want to warn you, laddie
Though I know you’re perfectly swell
But my heart belongs to daddy
‘Cause my daddy he treats it so well

There was a dame at a football game
Made long for the strong undergraddie
I never dream of making the team
‘Cause my heart belongs to daddy

Yes, my heart belongs to daddy
So I simply couldn’t be bad
Yes, my heart belongs to daddy
Da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da

So I want to warn you, laddie
Though I know you’re perfectly swell
That my heart belongs to daddy
‘Cause my daddy he treats it so well

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Cole Porter

Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Born to a wealthy family in Indiana, he defied the wishes of his domineering grandfather and took up music as a profession. Classically trained, he was drawn towards musical theatre. After a slow start, he began to achieve success in the 1920s, and by the 1930s he was one of the major songwriters for the Broadway musical stage. Unlike most successful Broadway composers, Porter wrote both the lyrics and the music for his songs. more »

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