Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy

Album: Tropical Gangsters (1982)
Charted: 2
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  • They say that all is fair in love and war and child, believe it
    When mama stayed in St. Tropez, she had a fall or two
    And I'm telling it to you straight
    So you don't have to hear it in another way

    Oh Annie
    I'm not your daddy
    Oh Annie
    I'm not your daddy

    They say that out of sight is out of mind and child, believe it
    Your mama was in search of love, but all she got was used
    And I'm telling it to your face
    So you don't have to hear it in another place
    Bring it to me gently now
    Don't forget, I'm just a child

    Oh Annie
    I'm not your daddy (mama's baby's papa's baby)
    Oh Annie
    I'm not your daddy (mama's baby's papa's baby)

    See, if I was in your blood then you wouldn't be so ugly
    Oh!

    I don't wanna, I don't wanna be a
    I don't wanna, I don't wanna be a
    I don't wanna, I don't wanna be a
    I don't wanna, I don't wanna be a
    I don't wanna, I don't wanna be a
    I don't wanna, I don't wanna be a
    I don't wanna, I don't wanna be a
    I don't wanna, I don't wanna be a

    Yes, I'm telling it to you straight
    So you don't have to hear it in another way
    Bring it to me gently now
    Don't forget, I'm just a child

    Oh Annie
    I'm not your daddy (mama's baby's papa's baby)
    Oh Annie
    I'm not your daddy (mama's baby's papa's baby) Writer/s: August Darnell
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Round Hill, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • Ian Spencer from Solihull, UkIt's hard to think of a more cruel song than this. If I was in your blood (your father,) you wouldn't be so ugly.

    Great song until you listen to it, and it always makes me cringe knowing the words.
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