Do-Wacka-Do
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| “Do-Wacka-Do” | |||||
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| Single by Roger Miller | |||||
| Released | 1965 | ||||
| Genre | country music | ||||
| Label | Mercury Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Roger Miller | ||||
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"Do-Wacka-Do" is a song, released in 1965, by American country music artist Roger Miller. The expression "do-wacka-do" is a funny way of saying "do-like-I-do".
The song expresses envy in a humorous way. The lyrics are written like a letter to a friend or possibly a former friend ("I hear tell you're doing well, good things have come to you...") with whom the singer would like to trade places ("I wish I had your good luck charm, and you hadda do-wacka-do, wacka-do, wacka-do, wacka-do, wacka-do").
[edit] Another "Do-Wacka-Do"
There is an unrelated Big Band song called "Do-Wacka-Do". In that song, the words are supposed to be imitative of a muted horned instrument. Tony Randall recorded the song for a collection of Big Band songs, coincidentally also released by Mercury around that same time.
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